Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$74,870
Federal tax deduction
- $11,726
Provincial tax deduction
- $7,042
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $23,221
Net pay
* $51,649
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
31.0%
69.0%
Net pay
31.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$51,649
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$23,221
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$28,054
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $74,870. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.75 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31% tax rate now rises to 35.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $74,870 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $23,221. That means that your net pay will be $51,649 per year, or $4,304 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 55,064
26.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 54,288
27.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 53,742
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 53,625
28.4%
4
Ontario
CAD 53,214
28.9%
5
Alberta
CAD 51,649
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 50,735
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 50,447
32.6%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 50,493
32.6%
9
Manitoba
CAD 50,271
32.9%
10
Quebec
CAD 50,270
32.9%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 49,758
33.5%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 49,443
34.0%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 58,683
21.6%
1
Canada
CAD 53,214
28.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 67,348
10.1%
1
Chile
CAD 62,054
17.1%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 61,846
17.4%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 61,305
18.1%
4
Panama
CAD 58,940
21.3%
5
Ecuador
CAD 58,467
21.9%
6
Colombia
CAD 56,327
24.8%
7
Peru
CAD 55,730
25.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 55,063
26.5%
9
Mexico
CAD 54,109
27.7%
10
Uruguay
CAD 50,535
32.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 48,656
35.0%
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.