Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$70,694
Federal tax deduction
- $10,870
Provincial tax deduction
- $6,624
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $21,947
Net pay
* $48,747
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
31.0%
69.0%
Net pay
31.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$48,747
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$21,947
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$26,781
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $70,694. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.79 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31% tax rate now rises to 35.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $70,694 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $21,947. That means that your net pay will be $48,747 per year, or $4,062 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.1% and your marginal tax rate is 30.5%. 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 $30.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.50.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $695 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,475 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 52,037
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 51,290
27.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 50,781
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 50,681
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 50,402
28.7%
5
Alberta
CAD 48,747
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 47,937
32.2%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 47,779
32.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 47,746
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 47,662
32.6%
10
Manitoba
CAD 47,506
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 47,136
33.3%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 46,819
33.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 61,504
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 59,664
15.6%
2
Hungary
CAD 57,616
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 56,909
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 54,674
22.7%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 54,117
23.5%
6
France
CAD 53,766
24.0%
7
Ireland
CAD 53,427
24.4%
8
Norway
CAD 52,519
25.7%
9
Spain
CAD 50,698
28.3%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 49,029
30.7%
11
Sweden
CAD 48,661
31.2%
12
Austria
CAD 48,346
31.6%
13
Denmark
CAD 47,618
32.6%
14
Greece
CAD 45,940
35.0%
15
Poland
CAD 44,533
37.0%
16
Netherlands
CAD 44,488
37.1%
17
Germany
CAD 44,398
37.2%
18
Finland
CAD 42,087
40.5%
19
Italy
CAD 41,469
41.3%
20
Romania
CAD 41,356
41.5%
21
Portugal
CAD 39,968
43.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 34,082
51.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 55,616
21.3%
1
Canada
CAD 50,402
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 63,252
10.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 60,933
13.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 58,166
17.7%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 56,897
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 56,636
19.9%
5
Australia
CAD 55,013
22.2%
6
Singapore
CAD 53,960
23.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 53,920
23.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 52,942
25.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 52,183
26.2%
10
Japan
CAD 52,152
26.2%
11
Malaysia
CAD 50,985
27.9%
12
Philippines
CAD 50,206
29.0%
13
Vietnam
CAD 48,239
31.8%
14
China
CAD 47,245
33.2%
15
India
CAD 43,380
38.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 63,652
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 58,669
17.0%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 58,492
17.3%
3
Chile
CAD 58,442
17.3%
4
Panama
CAD 55,780
21.1%
5
Ecuador
CAD 55,631
21.3%
6
Colombia
CAD 53,721
24.0%
7
Peru
CAD 52,807
25.3%
8
Brazil
CAD 52,036
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 51,385
27.3%
10
Uruguay
CAD 47,999
32.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 45,941
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 51,671
26.9%
1
South Africa
CAD 50,216
29.0%
2
Kenya
CAD 50,192
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CAD 49,032
30.6%
4
Nigeria
CAD 48,259
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 48,154
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 46,762
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 45,987
35.0%
8
Cameroon
CAD 44,759
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 44,010
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 43,884
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 43,858
38.0%
12
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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.