Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17
Provincial tax deduction
- $1.47
EI deduction
- $0.27
Total tax
- $1.74
Net pay
* $15.26
Marginal tax rate
10.2%
Average tax rate
10.2%
89.8%
Net pay
10.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15.26
Net pay
$0.38
Tax the employer pays
$1.74
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2.12
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $0.38 to pay you $17. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.2% tax rate now rises to 12.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $17 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $1.74. That means that your net pay will be $15.26 per year, or $1.27 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.2% and your marginal tax rate is 10.2%. 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 $10.23, hence, your net pay will only increase by $89.77.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $898 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,489 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
British Columbia
CAD 17
1.6%
1
Ontario
CAD 17
1.6%
2
Yukon
CAD 17
1.6%
3
Quebec
CAD 17
1.7%
4
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15
10.2%
5
Nova Scotia
CAD 15
10.2%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 15
10.8%
7
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15
11.2%
8
Alberta
CAD 15
11.5%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 15
11.9%
10
Manitoba
CAD 15
12.2%
11
Nunavut
CAD 16
5.5%
12
Northwest Territories
CAD 16
7.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 17
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 17
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 17
0.0%
4
Sweden
CAD 17
0.0%
5
Norway
CAD 17
0.0%
6
Spain
CAD 16
6.4%
7
Italy
CAD 15
9.2%
8
France
CAD 15
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 15
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 15
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 15
13.0%
12
Hungary
CAD 14
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CAD 14
19.5%
14
Poland
CAD 13
21.5%
15
Greece
CAD 13
21.8%
16
Portugal
CAD 13
25.6%
17
Finland
CAD 12
30.7%
18
Belgium
CAD 12
32.0%
19
Netherlands
CAD 10
38.4%
20
Romania
CAD 10
41.5%
21
Denmark
CAD 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
CAD 17
228.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 17
1.6%
1
USA
CAD 16
8.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 17
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 17
0.0%
3
Malaysia
CAD 16
3.3%
4
Thailand
CAD 16
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CAD 16
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CAD 15
8.9%
7
South Korea
CAD 15
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CAD 15
11.9%
9
India
CAD 15
12.0%
10
China
CAD 15
13.2%
11
Vietnam
CAD 14
15.0%
12
Japan
CAD 14
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
CAD 13
20.8%
14
Philippines
CAD 7
59.1%
15
Pakistan
CAD 2
88.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 17
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 16
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 16
7.9%
3
Colombia
CAD 16
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 15
9.4%
5
Guatemala
CAD 15
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 15
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 15
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 15
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 14
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 14
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 14
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17
1.0%
1
Angola
CAD 16
3.0%
2
Uganda
CAD 16
5.0%
3
Ghana
CAD 16
5.5%
4
Zambia
CAD 16
6.0%
5
Morocco
CAD 16
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 16
7.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14
15.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14
16.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 13
20.6%
10
Mozambique
CAD 3
81.9%
11
Kenya
CAD 17
267.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CAD 17
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CAD 17
0.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 16
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16
5.0%
4
Lebanon
CAD 16
7.0%
5
Bahrain
CAD 16
8.1%
6
Oman
CAD 16
8.1%
7
Kuwait
CAD 15
11.0%
8
Israel
CAD 15
13.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 14
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nova Scotia 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.