Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$70,798
Federal tax deduction
- $10,892
Provincial tax deduction
- $6,635
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $21,979
Net pay
* $48,819
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
31.0%
69.0%
Net pay
31.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$48,819
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$21,979
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$26,812
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $70,798. 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 $70,798 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $21,979. That means that your net pay will be $48,819 per year, or $4,068 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.0% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 61,594
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 59,743
15.6%
2
Hungary
CAD 57,700
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 56,992
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 54,743
22.7%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 54,194
23.5%
6
France
CAD 53,832
24.0%
7
Ireland
CAD 53,481
24.5%
8
Norway
CAD 52,587
25.7%
9
Spain
CAD 50,760
28.3%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 49,077
30.7%
11
Sweden
CAD 48,713
31.2%
12
Austria
CAD 48,400
31.6%
13
Denmark
CAD 47,688
32.6%
14
Greece
CAD 45,992
35.0%
15
Poland
CAD 44,593
37.0%
16
Netherlands
CAD 44,554
37.1%
17
Germany
CAD 44,449
37.2%
18
Finland
CAD 42,137
40.5%
19
Italy
CAD 41,518
41.4%
20
Romania
CAD 41,417
41.5%
21
Portugal
CAD 40,014
43.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 34,123
51.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 55,692
21.3%
1
Canada
CAD 50,472
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 63,339
10.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 61,015
13.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 58,244
17.7%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 56,982
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 56,710
19.9%
5
Australia
CAD 55,081
22.2%
6
Singapore
CAD 54,036
23.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 53,989
23.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 53,013
25.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 52,251
26.2%
10
Japan
CAD 52,224
26.2%
11
Malaysia
CAD 51,053
27.9%
12
Philippines
CAD 50,274
29.0%
13
Vietnam
CAD 48,307
31.8%
14
China
CAD 47,376
33.1%
15
India
CAD 43,439
38.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 63,744
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 58,748
17.0%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 58,562
17.3%
3
Chile
CAD 58,532
17.3%
4
Panama
CAD 55,859
21.1%
5
Ecuador
CAD 55,701
21.3%
6
Colombia
CAD 53,787
24.0%
7
Peru
CAD 52,880
25.3%
8
Brazil
CAD 52,111
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 51,453
27.3%
10
Uruguay
CAD 48,062
32.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 46,009
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 51,747
26.9%
1
South Africa
CAD 50,277
29.0%
2
Kenya
CAD 50,264
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CAD 49,099
30.7%
4
Nigeria
CAD 48,330
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 48,222
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 46,828
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 46,050
35.0%
8
Cameroon
CAD 44,822
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 44,072
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 43,948
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 43,916
38.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 67,258
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 67,258
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 65,134
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 65,134
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 63,718
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 63,010
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 55,383
21.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 53,483
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 53,362
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 41,500
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.