Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$12,870
Federal tax deduction
- $1,627
Provincial tax deduction
- $485
CPP deduction
- $534
EI deduction
- $203
Total tax
- $2,850
Net pay
* $10,020
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
22.1%
77.9%
Net pay
22.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$10,020
Net pay
$819
Tax the employer pays
$2,850
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$3,668
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $819 to pay you $12,870. 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 $12,870 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $2,850. That means that your net pay will be $10,020 per year, or $835 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 10,724
16.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 10,383
19.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 10,020
22.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 9,893
23.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 9,812
23.8%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 9,790
23.9%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 9,450
26.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 9,439
26.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 9,365
27.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 9,317
27.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 9,292
27.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 9,232
28.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 9,195
28.6%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 11,675
9.3%
1
Canada
CAD 9,893
23.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 11,848
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 11,840
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 11,654
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 11,636
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 11,519
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 11,454
11.0%
6
Peru
CAD 11,261
12.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 10,973
14.7%
8
Brazil
CAD 10,799
16.1%
9
Chile
CAD 10,605
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 10,283
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 8,356
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 11,694
9.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 10,420
19.0%
2
Mozambique
CAD 10,035
22.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 9,853
23.5%
4
Cameroon
CAD 9,747
24.3%
5
Kenya
CAD 9,721
24.5%
6
Angola
CAD 9,590
25.5%
7
Ghana
CAD 9,488
26.3%
8
Nigeria
CAD 8,927
30.6%
9
Uganda
CAD 8,775
31.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 8,733
32.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 8,431
34.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 12,226
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 12,227
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 11,840
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 11,840
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 11,583
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 11,454
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 11,178
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 10,037
22.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 9,916
23.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 7,542
41.4%
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.