Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,720
Federal tax deduction
- $2,440
Provincial tax deduction
- $702
CPP deduction
- $868
EI deduction
- $296
Total tax
- $4,306
Net pay
* $14,414
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
23.0%
77.0%
Net pay
23.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,414
Net pay
$1,282
Tax the employer pays
$4,306
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,588
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,282 to pay you $18,720. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.98 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23% tax rate now rises to 27.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,720 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $4,306. That means that your net pay will be $14,414 per year, or $1,201 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.0% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,720
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,720
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,531
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,409
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,720
10.7%
5
Norway
CAD 16,617
11.2%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,363
12.6%
7
Russia
CAD 16,286
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,182
13.6%
9
Austria
CAD 15,916
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,656
16.4%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,257
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 15,070
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 15,037
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,468
22.7%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,342
23.4%
16
Poland
CAD 13,690
26.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,098
30.0%
18
Finland
CAD 12,964
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,730
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,510
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,780
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,951
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,749
10.5%
1
Canada
CAD 14,230
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,306
2.2%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,784
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,426
6.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 17,063
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,504
11.8%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,383
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 16,077
14.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,997
14.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,956
14.8%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,410
17.7%
10
Japan
CAD 15,211
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,976
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,830
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,494
22.6%
14
India
CAD 13,859
26.0%
15
China
CAD 13,266
29.1%
16
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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.