Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,324
Federal tax deduction
- $1,968
Provincial tax deduction
- $238
CPP deduction
- $674
EI deduction
- $242
Total tax
- $3,122
Net pay
* $12,202
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
20.4%
79.6%
Net pay
20.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,202
Net pay
$1,013
Tax the employer pays
$3,122
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,135
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,013 to pay you $15,324. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.70 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.4% tax rate now rises to 25.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $15,324 a year living in the region of British Columbia, Canada, you will be taxed $3,122. That means that your net pay will be $12,202 per year, or $1,017 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.4% and your marginal tax rate is 25.9%. 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 $25.88, hence, your net pay will only increase by $74.12.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $741 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,706 of net incomes.
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the British Columbia 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.