Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,938
Federal tax deduction
- $2,054
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,408
CPP deduction
- $709
EI deduction
- $252
Total tax
- $4,422
Net pay
* $11,516
Marginal tax rate
29.9%
Average tax rate
27.7%
72.3%
Net pay
27.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$11,516
Net pay
$1,062
Tax the employer pays
$4,422
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,484
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,062 to pay you $15,938. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.44 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.7% tax rate now rises to 32.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $15,938 a year living in the region of New Brunswick, Canada, you will be taxed $4,422. That means that your net pay will be $11,516 per year, or $960 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.8% and your marginal tax rate is 29.9%. 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 $29.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by $70.10.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $701 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,505 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 13,198
17.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,657
20.6%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,325
22.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,167
23.7%
4
Yukon
CAD 12,048
24.4%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,040
24.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,621
27.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,607
27.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,516
27.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,456
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,426
28.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,351
28.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,306
29.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 15,938
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 15,938
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 14,926
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 14,816
7.0%
4
Italy
CAD 14,489
9.1%
5
France
CAD 14,392
9.7%
6
Norway
CAD 14,388
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 14,098
11.6%
8
Russia
CAD 13,866
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 13,597
14.7%
10
Austria
CAD 13,551
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 12,989
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 12,830
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 12,802
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 12,456
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 12,407
22.2%
16
Poland
CAD 11,913
25.3%
17
Portugal
CAD 11,400
28.5%
18
Finland
CAD 11,037
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 10,838
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 10,638
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 10,029
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,324
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,369
9.8%
1
Canada
CAD 12,167
23.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,938
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,165
4.9%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,922
6.4%
3
Taiwan
CAD 14,527
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,313
10.2%
5
South Korea
CAD 14,000
12.2%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,829
13.2%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,741
13.8%
8
Indonesia
CAD 13,662
14.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,357
16.2%
10
Japan
CAD 12,951
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,753
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 12,623
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 12,502
21.6%
14
India
CAD 12,216
23.4%
15
China
CAD 11,325
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,681
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,527
8.9%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,430
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 14,410
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,265
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,185
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,301
16.6%
7
Chile
CAD 13,132
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,814
19.6%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,734
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,504
21.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,350
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,179
11.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,399
22.2%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,244
23.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,966
24.9%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,862
25.6%
5
Angola
CAD 11,833
25.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,662
26.8%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,536
27.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,014
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,769
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,720
32.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,209
36.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 15,141
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 15,141
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 14,663
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 14,663
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 14,344
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,185
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,842
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,338
22.6%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,217
23.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,083
43.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the New Brunswick 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.