Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,072
Federal tax deduction
- $2,350
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,490
CPP deduction
- $831
EI deduction
- $286
Total tax
- $4,957
Net pay
* $13,115
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
27.4%
72.6%
Net pay
27.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,115
Net pay
$1,230
Tax the employer pays
$4,957
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,187
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,230 to pay you $18,072. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.42 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.4% tax rate now rises to 32.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,072 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $4,957. That means that your net pay will be $13,115 per year, or $1,093 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.4% and your marginal tax rate is 29.3%. 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 $29.34, hence, your net pay will only increase by $70.66.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $707 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,533 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 14,791
18.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,239
21.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,927
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,749
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,605
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,603
24.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,130
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,115
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,012
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,944
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,910
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,825
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,774
29.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,072
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,072
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 16,924
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 16,805
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,199
10.4%
5
Norway
CAD 16,098
10.9%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 15,851
12.3%
7
Italy
CAD 15,788
12.6%
8
Russia
CAD 15,723
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 15,365
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,177
16.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,729
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,548
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,516
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,034
22.3%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,907
23.1%
16
Poland
CAD 13,276
26.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,706
29.7%
18
Finland
CAD 12,515
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,289
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,074
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,373
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,572
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,237
10.2%
1
Canada
CAD 13,749
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,797
1.5%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,168
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,843
6.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,472
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,993
11.5%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,828
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,549
14.0%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,472
14.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,422
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,942
17.3%
10
Japan
CAD 14,685
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,460
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,313
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,030
22.4%
14
India
CAD 13,491
25.4%
15
China
CAD 12,814
29.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,876
12.2%
1
Mozambique
CAD 13,780
23.8%
2
Morocco
CAD 13,776
23.8%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,403
25.8%
4
Angola
CAD 13,388
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,356
26.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,175
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,780
29.3%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,466
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,156
32.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,097
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,521
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,168
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,168
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,626
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,626
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,265
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,084
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,696
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,939
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,818
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,062
44.3%
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.