Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$12,737
Federal tax deduction
- $1,608
Provincial tax deduction
- $480
CPP deduction
- $527
EI deduction
- $201
Total tax
- $2,816
Net pay
* $9,921
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
22.1%
77.9%
Net pay
22.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$9,921
Net pay
$808
Tax the employer pays
$2,816
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$3,625
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $808 to pay you $12,737. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.85 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.1% tax rate now rises to 26.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $12,737 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $2,816. That means that your net pay will be $9,921 per year, or $827 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.1% and your marginal tax rate is 24.9%. 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 $24.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by $75.10.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $751 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,755 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 10,617
16.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 10,284
19.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 9,921
22.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 9,794
23.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 9,715
23.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 9,692
23.9%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 9,356
26.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 9,345
26.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 9,272
27.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 9,224
27.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 9,200
27.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 9,140
28.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 9,104
28.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 12,737
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 12,737
0.0%
2
Italy
CAD 12,029
5.6%
3
Spain
CAD 11,928
6.4%
4
Switzerland
CAD 11,833
7.1%
5
Norway
CAD 11,718
8.0%
6
France
CAD 11,502
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 11,295
11.3%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 11,227
11.9%
9
Russia
CAD 11,081
13.0%
10
Austria
CAD 10,829
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 10,381
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 10,253
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 10,231
19.7%
14
Sweden
CAD 10,001
21.5%
15
Greece
CAD 9,954
21.9%
16
Poland
CAD 9,869
22.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 9,303
27.0%
18
Finland
CAD 8,820
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 8,661
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 8,485
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 8,015
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 7,451
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 11,558
9.3%
1
Canada
CAD 9,794
23.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 12,737
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 12,737
0.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 12,037
5.5%
3
Pakistan
CAD 11,755
7.7%
4
Taiwan
CAD 11,610
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CAD 11,241
11.7%
6
South Korea
CAD 11,222
11.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 11,145
12.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 11,023
13.5%
9
Philippines
CAD 10,956
14.0%
10
Japan
CAD 10,350
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 10,191
20.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 10,185
20.0%
13
Kazakhstan
CAD 10,088
20.8%
14
India
CAD 10,065
21.0%
15
China
CAD 9,092
28.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 11,725
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 11,718
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 11,533
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 11,516
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 11,400
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 11,336
11.0%
6
Peru
CAD 11,145
12.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 10,872
14.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 10,711
15.9%
9
Chile
CAD 10,495
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 10,177
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 8,269
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 11,586
9.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 10,334
18.9%
2
Mozambique
CAD 9,939
22.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 9,761
23.4%
4
Cameroon
CAD 9,670
24.1%
5
Kenya
CAD 9,629
24.4%
6
Angola
CAD 9,493
25.5%
7
Ghana
CAD 9,393
26.3%
8
Nigeria
CAD 8,837
30.6%
9
Uganda
CAD 8,689
31.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 8,646
32.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 8,355
34.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 12,100
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 12,100
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 11,718
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 11,718
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 11,463
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 11,336
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 11,062
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 9,938
22.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 9,816
22.9%
9
Turkey
CAD 7,475
41.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nunavut 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.