Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$55,000
Federal tax deduction
- $7,750
Provincial tax deduction
- $5,120
CPP deduction
- $2,936
EI deduction
- $869
Total tax
- $16,674
Net pay
* $38,326
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
30.3%
69.7%
Net pay
30.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$38,326
Net pay
$4,152
Tax the employer pays
$16,674
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$20,826
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,152 to pay you $55,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.79 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.3% tax rate now rises to 35.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $55,000 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $16,674. That means that your net pay will be $38,326 per year, or $3,194 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.3% and your marginal tax rate is 36.0%. 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 $35.96, hence, your net pay will only increase by $64.04.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $640 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,202 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 41,183
25.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 40,540
26.3%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 40,167
27.0%
3
Yukon
CAD 40,126
27.0%
4
Ontario
CAD 39,900
27.5%
5
Quebec
CAD 38,449
30.1%
6
Alberta
CAD 38,326
30.3%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 38,085
30.8%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 38,072
30.8%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 37,905
31.1%
10
Manitoba
CAD 37,515
31.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 37,507
31.8%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 37,380
32.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 47,850
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 47,650
13.4%
2
Ireland
CAD 45,033
18.1%
3
Hungary
CAD 44,825
18.5%
4
Ukraine
CAD 44,275
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
CAD 44,198
19.6%
6
France
CAD 43,832
20.3%
7
Czech Republic
CAD 42,503
22.7%
8
Norway
CAD 42,161
23.3%
9
Spain
CAD 41,179
25.1%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 41,153
25.2%
11
Austria
CAD 39,490
28.2%
12
Sweden
CAD 38,868
29.3%
13
Greece
CAD 37,499
31.8%
14
Denmark
CAD 37,061
32.6%
15
Germany
CAD 36,332
33.9%
16
Poland
CAD 35,865
34.8%
17
Netherlands
CAD 34,611
37.1%
18
Italy
CAD 34,474
37.3%
19
Finland
CAD 34,196
37.8%
20
Portugal
CAD 32,927
40.1%
21
Romania
CAD 32,175
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 27,679
49.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 44,009
20.0%
1
Canada
CAD 39,900
27.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 50,397
8.4%
1
Taiwan
CAD 48,557
11.7%
2
Thailand
CAD 46,395
15.6%
3
South Korea
CAD 44,870
18.4%
4
Australia
CAD 44,733
18.7%
5
Kazakhstan
CAD 44,185
19.7%
6
New Zealand
CAD 43,530
20.9%
7
Singapore
CAD 42,504
22.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 42,286
23.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 41,852
23.9%
10
Japan
CAD 41,434
24.7%
11
Malaysia
CAD 40,811
25.8%
12
Philippines
CAD 39,953
27.4%
13
Vietnam
CAD 38,322
30.3%
14
China
CAD 36,392
33.8%
15
India
CAD 34,466
37.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 49,716
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 47,062
14.4%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 46,730
15.0%
3
Ecuador
CAD 45,255
17.7%
4
Chile
CAD 44,752
18.6%
5
Panama
CAD 43,908
20.2%
6
Colombia
CAD 43,171
21.5%
7
Peru
CAD 41,477
24.6%
8
Mexico
CAD 40,918
25.6%
9
Brazil
CAD 40,657
26.1%
10
Uruguay
CAD 38,469
30.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 35,740
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 40,793
25.8%
1
Angola
CAD 40,254
26.8%
2
Kenya
CAD 39,206
28.7%
3
Mozambique
CAD 38,831
29.4%
4
Ghana
CAD 37,772
31.3%
5
Nigeria
CAD 37,584
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 37,029
32.7%
7
Morocco
CAD 36,477
33.7%
8
Uganda
CAD 35,227
36.0%
9
Cameroon
CAD 35,204
36.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 34,593
37.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 34,232
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 52,250
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 52,250
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 50,600
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 50,600
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 49,500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 48,950
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 44,265
19.5%
7
Egypt
CAD 41,635
24.3%
8
Lebanon
CAD 41,514
24.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 32,299
41.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Alberta tables of Canada, 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.