Rank among 22 metros
#4
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Alberta · CMA #6 · 2026
Edmonton paycheck example
$100,000 single → about $72,883 take-home (rank #4). COL index 88.
Edmonton take-home at $100,000
At $100,000 single (2026), Edmonton take-home is about $72,883 (27.1% effective) under Alberta rules — COL index 88. Canadian cities generally do not add a municipal wage tax.
Scoreboard
StatCan CMA rank
#6
Annual take-home
$72,883
Effective levy
27.1%
Federal income tax
$14,393
Provincial tax (+ OHP if ON)
$6,954
CPP/QPP + EI (+ QPIP)
$5,770
COL index
88
COL-adj. proxy $82,822
No municipal wage tax — Alberta + federal + CPP/EI. Same take-home as Calgary; COL is typically lower than Calgary in our indexes.
Income ladder (Alberta)
| Gross | Take-home | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $39,543 | 20.9% |
| $75,000 | $55,908 | 25.5% |
| $100,000 | $72,883 | 27.1% |
| $150,000 | $105,821 | 29.5% |
| $200,000 | $136,200 | 31.9% |
Bands: $50,000 · $75,000 · $100,000 · $150,000 · $200,000
Edmonton paycheck snapshot
At $100,000 single (2026), Edmonton take-home is about $72,883 (27.1% effective) under Alberta rules — COL index 88. Canadian cities generally do not add a municipal wage tax.
Federal ~$14,393, provincial ~$6,954, CPP/EI (and QPIP if Québec) ~$5,770.
Province peers and COL
Calgary share Alberta take-home on this vignette. COL: Edmonton 88; Calgary 92.
Same province · different COL
Nearby take-home peers
Who this helps
Job offers & relocators
Compare Edmonton take-home and COL before accepting a CAD offer — province rules matter more than the skyline.
Same-province movers
Moving within Alberta rarely changes income tax — focus on rent and commute.
Cross-Canada corridors
Calgary ↔ Toronto and Vancouver ↔ Montréal are the corridors journalists cite — gaps are provincial, not municipal.
Planning tips
Model RRSP separately
RRSP deductions lower taxable income — not in this fixed vignette.
Check QPIP / EI
EI is included; parental leave benefits are a separate EI/QPIP topic.
Personalize brackets
Open /calculator/canada/alberta for filing status, dependents, and custom gross.
FAQs
About $72,883 (27.1% effective) — rank #4 of 22.
No municipal wage tax — Alberta + federal + CPP/EI. Same take-home as Calgary; COL is typically lower than Calgary in our indexes.
Same take-home as Calgary — COL indexes Edmonton 88; Calgary 92.
Use the Alberta calculator at /calculator/canada/alberta or the relocation tool with Edmonton's COL index (88).