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Income tax calculator AlbertaFind out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Withholding
Salary $51,000
EI deduction - $806
CPP deduction - $2,708
Federal tax deduction - $6,983
Provincial tax deduction - $4,749
Total tax - $15,245
Net pay * $35,755
Marginal tax rate 35.7%
Average tax rate 29.9%
29.9%Total tax
70.1%
Net pay
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$35,755
Net pay
$3,836
Tax the employer pays
$15,245
Tax you pay
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Total tax paid
$19,081
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,836 to pay you $51,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.74 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.9% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary

If you make $51,000 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $15,245. That means that your net pay will be $35,755 per year, or $2,980 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.9% and your marginal tax rate is 35.7%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of $100 in your salary will be taxed $35.7, hence, your net pay will only increase by $64.3.

Bonus Example

A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $643 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,215 of net incomes.

Tax per region
Country Net payAverage taxRank
NunavutCAD 38,51024.5%1
British ColumbiaCAD 37,89225.7%2
Northwest TerritoriesCAD 37,55226.4%3
Prince Edward IslandCAD 35,08931.2%11
ManitobaCAD 35,05231.3%12
Nova ScotiaCAD 35,01131.4%13
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Alberta tables of CA, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.