Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,928
Federal tax deduction
- $2,469
Provincial tax deduction
- $710
CPP deduction
- $879
EI deduction
- $299
Total tax
- $4,358
Net pay
* $14,570
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
23.0%
77.0%
Net pay
23.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,570
Net pay
$1,298
Tax the employer pays
$4,358
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,656
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,298 to pay you $18,928. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.99 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23% tax rate now rises to 28.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,928 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $4,358. That means that your net pay will be $14,570 per year, or $1,214 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 15,361
18.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,873
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,570
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,384
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,233
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,227
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,736
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,720
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,612
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,541
28.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,505
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,416
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,363
29.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,928
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,928
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,726
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,603
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,887
10.8%
5
Norway
CAD 16,784
11.3%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,528
12.7%
7
Russia
CAD 16,467
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,309
13.8%
9
Austria
CAD 16,093
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,810
16.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,426
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 15,237
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 15,204
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,608
22.8%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,481
23.5%
16
Poland
CAD 13,823
27.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,224
30.1%
18
Finland
CAD 13,108
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,871
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,650
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,911
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,073
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,911
10.7%
1
Canada
CAD 14,384
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,467
2.4%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,982
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,607
7.0%
3
Taiwan
CAD 17,253
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,665
12.0%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,560
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 16,246
14.2%
7
New Zealand
CAD 16,166
14.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 16,127
14.8%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,560
17.8%
10
Japan
CAD 15,376
18.8%
11
Singapore
CAD 15,144
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,997
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,643
22.6%
14
India
CAD 13,977
26.2%
15
China
CAD 13,411
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,339
8.4%
1
Guatemala
CAD 17,113
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 17,072
9.8%
3
Colombia
CAD 17,063
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,941
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,619
12.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,569
17.8%
7
Chile
CAD 15,516
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,060
20.4%
9
Peru
CAD 14,754
22.1%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,678
22.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,294
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,509
12.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,396
23.9%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,328
24.3%
3
Angola
CAD 14,011
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,967
26.2%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,955
26.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,781
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,279
29.8%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,048
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,713
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,641
33.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,047
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,982
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,982
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,414
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,414
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 17,035
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,846
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,439
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,581
23.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,460
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,451
44.8%
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.