Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$12,698
Federal tax deduction
- $1,603
Provincial tax deduction
- $605
CPP deduction
- $524
EI deduction
- $201
Total tax
- $2,932
Net pay
* $9,766
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.1%
76.9%
Net pay
23.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$9,766
Net pay
$805
Tax the employer pays
$2,932
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$3,738
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $805 to pay you $12,698. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.94 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.1% tax rate now rises to 27.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $12,698 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,932. That means that your net pay will be $9,766 per year, or $814 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.1% and your marginal tax rate is 25.9%. 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 $25.87, hence, your net pay will only increase by $74.13.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $741 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,707 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 10,586
16.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 10,255
19.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 9,891
22.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 9,766
23.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 9,686
23.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 9,664
23.9%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 9,329
26.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 9,318
26.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 9,245
27.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 9,197
27.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 9,173
27.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 9,113
28.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 9,077
28.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 12,698
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 12,698
0.0%
2
Italy
CAD 11,973
5.7%
3
Spain
CAD 11,892
6.4%
4
Switzerland
CAD 11,797
7.1%
5
Norway
CAD 11,682
8.0%
6
France
CAD 11,466
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 11,261
11.3%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 11,196
11.8%
9
Russia
CAD 11,047
13.0%
10
Austria
CAD 10,796
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 10,349
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 10,222
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 10,200
19.7%
14
Sweden
CAD 9,972
21.5%
15
Greece
CAD 9,924
21.9%
16
Poland
CAD 9,844
22.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 9,278
26.9%
18
Finland
CAD 8,793
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 8,635
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 8,459
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 7,990
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 7,428
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 11,523
9.3%
1
Canada
CAD 9,766
23.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 12,698
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 12,698
0.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 12,001
5.5%
3
Pakistan
CAD 11,724
7.7%
4
Taiwan
CAD 11,574
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CAD 11,207
11.7%
6
South Korea
CAD 11,188
11.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 11,113
12.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 10,991
13.5%
9
Philippines
CAD 10,927
14.0%
10
Japan
CAD 10,318
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 10,160
20.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 10,156
20.0%
13
Kazakhstan
CAD 10,057
20.8%
14
India
CAD 10,039
20.9%
15
China
CAD 9,065
28.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 11,689
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 11,682
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 11,498
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 11,480
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 11,365
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 11,301
11.0%
6
Peru
CAD 11,111
12.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 10,842
14.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 10,685
15.9%
9
Chile
CAD 10,463
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 10,146
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 8,244
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 11,555
9.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 10,309
18.8%
2
Mozambique
CAD 9,911
22.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 9,734
23.3%
4
Cameroon
CAD 9,647
24.0%
5
Kenya
CAD 9,602
24.4%
6
Angola
CAD 9,464
25.5%
7
Ghana
CAD 9,366
26.2%
8
Nigeria
CAD 8,810
30.6%
9
Uganda
CAD 8,663
31.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 8,621
32.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 8,333
34.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 12,063
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 12,063
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 11,682
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 11,682
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 11,428
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 11,301
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 11,028
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 9,908
22.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 9,787
22.9%
9
Turkey
CAD 7,456
41.3%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Ontario 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.