What are the Alberta tax brackets for 2026?

Alberta's 2026 brackets are 8% to $61,200, 10% to $154,259, 12% to $185,111, 13% to $246,813, 14% to $370,220 and 15% above $370,220.

What is the Alberta basic personal amount for 2026?

$22,769 — the highest provincial basic personal amount in Canada. Claimed at 8%, it is worth $1,821.52 of tax.

What is take-home pay in Alberta on $100,000?

$74,331.62 a year ($6,194.30 a month) in 2026. Federal tax is $13,386.88, Alberta tax is $6,511.98, CPP is $4,646.45 and EI is $1,123.07.

What is the Alberta minimum wage in 2026?

$15.00 an hour, unchanged since 1 October 2018. Students under 18 get $13.00 an hour.

Is Alberta the cheapest province for income tax?

For most middle incomes, yes — the 8% first bracket and $22,769 basic personal amount keep provincial tax lowest, and there is no health premium. At very high incomes the 15% top rate is not the lowest in Canada.

Alberta Tax Brackets 2026

Q: Does Alberta have provincial sales tax?

No. Alberta is the only province with no provincial sales tax — the 5% GST is the only sales tax on most purchases.

TL;DR: Alberta has the lowest provincial income tax in Canada for most workers: 8% on the first $61,200 in 2026, rising to 15% above $370,220, with the country's highest basic personal amount at $22,769. On a $100,000 salary, Alberta tax is $6,511.98 and take-home pay is $74,331.62 a year. There is no provincial sales tax, no payroll tax and no health premium. Searches for “take home pay alberta” rose 30% in the last three months.

Alberta tax brackets 2026

Taxable income	Rate
Up to $61,200	8%
$61,200 – $154,259	10%
$154,259 – $185,111	12%
$185,111 – $246,813	13%
$246,813 – $370,220	14%
Over $370,220	15%

The 8% first bracket was introduced on 1 January 2025 on the first $60,000 and indexed to $61,200 for 2026 (2.0% indexation). The basic personal amount is $22,769 — $22,323 in 2025 — claimed at 8% for a credit of $1,821.52. That combination is why Alberta keeps more of a middle income than any other province: the first $22,769 is tax-free provincially, and the next $38,431 is taxed at only 8%.

Worked example: $100,000 salary in Alberta

	Amount
Gross salary	$100,000.00
Taxable income (after the 1% additional CPP deduction)	$99,289.00
Federal tax	$13,386.88
Alberta tax	$6,511.98
CPP (including CPP2)	$4,646.45
EI	$1,123.07
Take-home pay	$74,331.62 a year ($6,194.30 a month)

Compare that with Ontario, where the same $100,000 keeps roughly $2,000 a year less, mostly because Ontario's first bracket is 5.05% on a much smaller basic personal amount and it adds a health premium. Your marginal rate at $100,000 in Alberta is 30.5% (20.5% federal + 10% Alberta), so each extra dollar keeps about 69.5 cents after income tax.

No sales tax, no health premium

Alberta is the only province with no provincial sales tax — the 5% GST is the only sales tax on most purchases. There is also no provincial health premium and no payroll tax. That does not make everything cheaper: Alberta's property taxes and insurance costs are often higher, and the province's personal income tax rates above $154,259 (12% to 15%) are not the lowest in the country. But for take-home pay on a salary, Alberta is hard to beat.

Alberta minimum wage 2026

Alberta's general minimum wage is $15.00 an hour, unchanged since 1 October 2018 — the longest freeze in Canada. Students under 18 get $13.00 an hour (up to 28 hours a week while school is in session). On a full-time 40-hour week, $15.00 an hour is $31,200 a year before tax. At that income, federal tax after credits is about $2,300 and Alberta tax is under $700, so take-home pay is close to $27,000 a year — try it in the Take Home Pay Calculator Canada.

Moving to Alberta for the tax?

Your province of residence on 31 December decides which provincial tax you pay — not where your employer is based. Moving mid-year splits the year between provinces on your return. The tax saving on a $100,000 salary versus Ontario is roughly $2,000 a year, versus Quebec roughly $4,500. Worth knowing, but rarely a reason to move on its own: housing, jobs and family usually matter more than $2,000 of tax.

Sources: Government of Alberta, “Personal income tax” and “Employment standards rules – Minimum wage”; Canada Revenue Agency, “Current year tax rates and income brackets (2026)” and Guide T4032-AB (Jan 2026). Checked 13 November 2026.

Important: All content is general information and not professional financial advice, not tax advice, and not a substitute for advice from a qualified adviser. Figures are estimates for the 2026 tax year (1 January – 31 December 2026) and can change. Your actual pay depends on your province, tax credits, RRSP contributions and other deductions. Check the current figures on canada.ca or speak to a qualified adviser before acting.