Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,000
Federal tax deduction
- $1,923
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,411
CPP deduction
- $656
EI deduction
- $237
Total tax
- $4,226
Net pay
* $10,774
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.2%
71.8%
Net pay
28.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$10,774
Net pay
$987
Tax the employer pays
$4,226
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,214
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $987 to pay you $15,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.48 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.2% tax rate now rises to 32.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $15,000 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $4,226. That means that your net pay will be $10,774 per year, or $898 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.2% 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 $30.46, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.54.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $695 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,477 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 12,442
17.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 11,962
20.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 11,620
22.5%
3
Ontario
CAD 11,472
23.5%
4
Yukon
CAD 11,364
24.2%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 11,352
24.3%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 10,957
27.0%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 10,944
27.0%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 10,858
27.6%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 10,802
28.0%
10
Alberta
CAD 10,774
28.2%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 10,703
28.6%
12
Manitoba
CAD 10,661
28.9%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 15,000
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 15,000
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 14,048
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 13,942
7.1%
4
Italy
CAD 13,918
7.2%
5
Norway
CAD 13,637
9.1%
6
France
CAD 13,545
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 13,277
11.5%
8
Russia
CAD 13,050
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 12,903
14.0%
10
Austria
CAD 12,753
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 12,225
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 12,075
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 12,049
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 11,723
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 11,703
22.0%
16
Poland
CAD 11,314
24.6%
17
Portugal
CAD 10,794
28.0%
18
Finland
CAD 10,388
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 10,200
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 10,007
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 9,439
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 8,775
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 13,546
9.7%
1
Canada
CAD 11,472
23.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 14,922
0.5%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,078
6.2%
3
Taiwan
CAD 13,672
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 13,566
9.6%
5
South Korea
CAD 13,195
12.0%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,152
12.3%
7
New Zealand
CAD 12,980
13.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 12,889
14.1%
9
Philippines
CAD 12,653
15.6%
10
Japan
CAD 12,189
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,003
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 11,880
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 11,830
21.1%
14
India
CAD 11,585
22.8%
15
China
CAD 10,671
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 13,815
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 13,800
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 13,583
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 13,562
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 13,425
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 13,350
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 12,589
16.1%
7
Chile
CAD 12,360
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,214
18.6%
9
Uruguay
CAD 11,985
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 11,798
21.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 9,740
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 13,419
10.5%
1
Morocco
CAD 11,794
21.4%
2
Mozambique
CAD 11,568
22.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,320
24.5%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,206
25.3%
5
Angola
CAD 11,150
25.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 10,997
26.7%
7
Cameroon
CAD 10,989
26.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 10,376
30.8%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,160
32.3%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,117
32.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 9,636
35.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 14,250
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 14,250
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 13,800
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 13,800
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 13,500
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 13,350
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,028
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 11,635
22.4%
8
Lebanon
CAD 11,514
23.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 8,612
42.6%
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.