Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$16,989
Federal tax deduction
- $2,200
Provincial tax deduction
- $638
CPP deduction
- $769
EI deduction
- $268
Total tax
- $3,875
Net pay
* $13,114
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
22.8%
77.2%
Net pay
22.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,114
Net pay
$1,145
Tax the employer pays
$3,875
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,020
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,145 to pay you $16,989. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.95 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.8% tax rate now rises to 27.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $16,989 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $3,875. That means that your net pay will be $13,114 per year, or $1,093 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.8% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 14,045
17.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,436
20.9%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,114
22.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,946
23.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,811
24.6%
5
Yukon
CAD 12,813
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,364
27.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,350
27.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,253
27.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,189
28.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,157
28.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,077
28.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,029
29.2%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,291
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 12,946
23.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 15,643
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,408
9.3%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,367
9.6%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,360
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 15,205
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,098
11.1%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,098
17.0%
7
Chile
CAD 13,982
17.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,574
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,469
20.7%
10
Peru
CAD 13,295
21.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,033
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,036
11.5%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,077
23.0%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,000
23.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,690
25.3%
4
Angola
CAD 12,599
25.8%
5
Kenya
CAD 12,598
25.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,407
27.0%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,149
28.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,729
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,452
32.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,397
32.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,855
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16,140
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 16,140
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 15,630
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 15,630
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,290
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,120
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 14,755
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,127
22.7%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,005
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,611
43.4%
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.