Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,720
Federal tax deduction
- $2,301
Provincial tax deduction
- $665
CPP deduction
- $811
EI deduction
- $280
Total tax
- $4,057
Net pay
* $13,663
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
22.9%
77.1%
Net pay
22.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,663
Net pay
$1,203
Tax the employer pays
$4,057
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,260
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,203 to pay you $17,720. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.97 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.9% tax rate now rises to 27.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $17,720 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $4,057. That means that your net pay will be $13,663 per year, or $1,139 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.9% 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 14,550
17.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,978
21.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,663
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,488
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,347
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,346
24.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,881
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,866
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,765
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,698
28.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,665
28.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,582
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,532
29.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17,720
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 17,720
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 16,595
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 16,477
7.0%
4
France
CAD 15,913
10.2%
5
Norway
CAD 15,816
10.8%
6
Italy
CAD 15,573
12.1%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 15,571
12.1%
8
Russia
CAD 15,416
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 15,066
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 14,916
15.8%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,442
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,265
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,234
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,793
22.2%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,671
22.9%
16
Poland
CAD 13,051
26.4%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,493
29.5%
18
Finland
CAD 12,271
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,050
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 11,837
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,152
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,366
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,930
10.1%
1
Canada
CAD 13,488
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,512
1.2%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 16,834
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,526
6.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,152
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,716
11.3%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,526
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,264
13.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,186
14.3%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,131
14.6%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,689
17.1%
10
Japan
CAD 14,399
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,180
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,034
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,778
22.3%
14
India
CAD 13,291
25.0%
15
China
CAD 12,568
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,293
8.1%
1
Colombia
CAD 16,032
9.5%
2
Guatemala
CAD 16,021
9.6%
3
Ecuador
CAD 16,019
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 15,859
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,686
11.5%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,652
17.3%
7
Chile
CAD 14,560
17.8%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,153
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,925
21.4%
10
Peru
CAD 13,845
21.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,508
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,610
11.9%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,549
23.5%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,527
23.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,172
25.7%
4
Angola
CAD 13,132
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,110
26.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,925
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,575
29.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,226
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,928
32.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,870
33.0%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,305
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16,834
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 16,834
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,302
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,302
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,948
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,771
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,390
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,675
22.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,554
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,927
44.0%
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.