Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$72,931
Federal tax deduction
- $11,329
Provincial tax deduction
- $6,848
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $22,629
Net pay
* $50,302
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
31.0%
69.0%
Net pay
31.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$50,302
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$22,629
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$27,463
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $72,931. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.77 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31% tax rate now rises to 35.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $72,931 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $22,629. That means that your net pay will be $50,302 per year, or $4,192 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 53,658
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 52,896
27.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 52,367
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 52,258
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 51,908
28.8%
5
Alberta
CAD 50,302
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 49,436
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 49,193
32.5%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 49,233
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 49,059
32.7%
10
Manitoba
CAD 48,987
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 48,540
33.4%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 48,224
33.9%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 57,259
21.5%
1
Canada
CAD 51,908
28.8%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 69,284
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 69,284
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 67,097
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 67,097
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 65,638
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 64,909
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 56,786
22.1%
7
Egypt
CAD 55,083
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 54,962
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 42,743
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.