Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$70,704
Federal tax deduction
- $10,872
Provincial tax deduction
- $6,625
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $21,950
Net pay
* $48,754
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
31.0%
69.0%
Net pay
31.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$48,754
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$21,950
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$26,784
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $70,704. 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 $70,704 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $21,950. That means that your net pay will be $48,754 per year, or $4,063 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 52,044
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 51,297
27.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 50,788
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 50,688
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 50,408
28.7%
5
Alberta
CAD 48,754
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 47,944
32.2%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 47,785
32.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 47,752
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 47,668
32.6%
10
Manitoba
CAD 47,512
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 47,142
33.3%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 46,825
33.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 61,512
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 59,671
15.6%
2
Hungary
CAD 57,624
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 56,917
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 54,680
22.7%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 54,124
23.5%
6
France
CAD 53,772
24.0%
7
Ireland
CAD 53,433
24.4%
8
Norway
CAD 52,525
25.7%
9
Spain
CAD 50,704
28.3%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 49,033
30.7%
11
Sweden
CAD 48,666
31.2%
12
Austria
CAD 48,351
31.6%
13
Denmark
CAD 47,625
32.6%
14
Greece
CAD 45,945
35.0%
15
Poland
CAD 44,539
37.0%
16
Netherlands
CAD 44,494
37.1%
17
Germany
CAD 44,403
37.2%
18
Finland
CAD 42,092
40.5%
19
Italy
CAD 41,474
41.3%
20
Romania
CAD 41,362
41.5%
21
Portugal
CAD 39,973
43.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 34,086
51.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 55,623
21.3%
1
Canada
CAD 50,408
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 63,261
10.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 60,941
13.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 58,173
17.7%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 56,906
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 56,643
19.9%
5
Australia
CAD 55,019
22.2%
6
Singapore
CAD 53,968
23.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 53,927
23.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 52,949
25.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 52,190
26.2%
10
Japan
CAD 52,159
26.2%
11
Malaysia
CAD 50,992
27.9%
12
Philippines
CAD 50,213
29.0%
13
Vietnam
CAD 48,245
31.8%
14
China
CAD 47,258
33.2%
15
India
CAD 43,386
38.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 63,661
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 58,677
17.0%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 58,499
17.3%
3
Chile
CAD 58,451
17.3%
4
Panama
CAD 55,788
21.1%
5
Ecuador
CAD 55,638
21.3%
6
Colombia
CAD 53,728
24.0%
7
Peru
CAD 52,814
25.3%
8
Brazil
CAD 52,043
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 51,391
27.3%
10
Uruguay
CAD 48,005
32.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 45,948
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 51,679
26.9%
1
South Africa
CAD 50,222
29.0%
2
Kenya
CAD 50,199
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CAD 49,038
30.6%
4
Nigeria
CAD 48,266
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 48,160
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 46,768
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 45,993
35.0%
8
Cameroon
CAD 44,765
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 44,016
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 43,890
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 43,864
38.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 67,169
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 67,169
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 65,048
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 65,048
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 63,634
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 62,927
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 55,321
21.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 53,413
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 53,292
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 41,446
41.4%
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.