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Alberta · 2026 tax year

$15 an hour after tax in Alberta

$15 an hour is $31,200 a year for a 40-hour week. In Alberta you take home $26,988.71 a year, or $1,038.03 every two weeks, after federal and provincial tax, CPP and EI.

Take-home pay

$26,989

per year, you keep 86.5%

Month
$2,249.06
2 weeks
$1,038.03
Week
$519.01
Hour
$12.98
Effective rate
13.5%
Marginal rate
28%
Federal tax
$1,553
Alberta tax
$502

Where your $31,200 goes

You keep 86.5%
  • Take-home$26,98986.5%
  • Federal tax$1,5535.0%
  • Alberta tax$5021.6%
  • CPP$1,6485.3%
  • EI$5091.6%

Breakdown

ItemYearlyMonthly
Gross salary$31,200.00$2,600.00
Federal income tax-$1,552.64-$129.39
Alberta income tax-$501.94-$41.83
CPP-$1,648.15-$137.35
EI-$508.56-$42.38
Take-home pay$26,988.71$2,249.06

How your situation changes it

ScenarioYearlyMonthly
20 hours a week ($15,600 gross)$14,625.77$1,218.81
30 hours a week ($23,400 gross)$21,291.12$1,774.26
35 hours a week ($27,300 gross)$24,177.29$2,014.77
37.5 hours a week ($29,250 gross)$25,583.00$2,131.92
40 hours a week ($31,200 gross)$26,988.71$2,249.06
44 hours a week ($34,320 gross)$29,237.84$2,436.49

Take-home pay in Alberta at $15 an hour for different weekly hours, paid for 52 weeks a year.

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Employee deductions for 2026. Quebec figures are an estimate (see methodology). Low-income credits, dependants and other reliefs are not modelled.

Alberta 2026CPP + EI

Your take-home pay · per month

$2,249

$26,989 a year from $31,200 gross, you keep 86.5%

Federal tax
$129.39
Provincial tax
$41.83
Effective rate
13.5%
Marginal rate
28%

Questions

How much is $15 an hour annually? +

$31,200.00 a year before tax for a 40-hour week ($2,600.00 a month, $1,200.00 every two weeks). At 37.5 hours it is $29,250.00.

How much is $15 an hour after tax in Alberta? +

You take home $26,988.71 a year, which is $2,249.06 a month or $1,038.03 every two weeks. That is $12.98 for each hour worked (2026).

How much tax do I pay on $15 an hour in Alberta? +

Federal tax is $1,552.64 and Alberta tax is $501.94. CPP is $1,648.15 and EI is $508.56, 13.5% of your pay in total.

Where does $15 an hour go furthest? +

For take-home pay on $31,200 a year, Nunavut is highest at $27,115 and Nova Scotia is lowest at $25,987. Alberta ranks 3 of 13.

What if I work part-time on $15 an hour? +

At 20 hours a week you earn $15,600.00 and take home $14,625.77 a year. At 30 hours you take home $21,291.12.

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Rates last checked against official sources: canada.ca, taxtips.ca, revenuquebec.ca. Full methodology