Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,123
Federal tax deduction
- $1,940
Provincial tax deduction
- $718
CPP deduction
- $663
EI deduction
- $239
Total tax
- $3,560
Net pay
* $11,563
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.5%
76.5%
Net pay
23.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$11,563
Net pay
$997
Tax the employer pays
$3,560
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,557
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $997 to pay you $15,123. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.01 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.5% tax rate now rises to 28.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $15,123 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,560. That means that your net pay will be $11,563 per year, or $964 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.5% 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 12,541
17.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,053
20.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 11,713
22.6%
3
Ontario
CAD 11,563
23.5%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 11,442
24.3%
5
Yukon
CAD 11,454
24.3%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,044
27.0%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,031
27.1%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 10,945
27.6%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 10,888
28.0%
10
Alberta
CAD 10,859
28.2%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 10,788
28.7%
12
Manitoba
CAD 10,745
28.9%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 15,123
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 15,123
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 14,163
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 14,057
7.1%
4
Italy
CAD 13,993
7.5%
5
Norway
CAD 13,735
9.2%
6
France
CAD 13,656
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 13,384
11.5%
8
Russia
CAD 13,157
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 12,994
14.1%
10
Austria
CAD 12,858
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 12,325
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 12,174
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 12,148
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 11,819
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 11,796
22.0%
16
Poland
CAD 11,393
24.7%
17
Portugal
CAD 10,874
28.1%
18
Finland
CAD 10,473
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 10,284
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 10,090
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 9,517
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 8,847
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 13,654
9.7%
1
Canada
CAD 11,563
23.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,123
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 14,954
1.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,188
6.2%
3
Taiwan
CAD 13,784
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 13,664
9.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 13,301
12.1%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,241
12.5%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,080
13.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 12,990
14.1%
9
Philippines
CAD 12,746
15.7%
10
Japan
CAD 12,289
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,100
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 11,977
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 11,919
21.2%
14
India
CAD 11,668
22.9%
15
China
CAD 10,757
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 13,928
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 13,913
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 13,694
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 13,673
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 13,535
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 13,459
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 12,682
16.1%
7
Chile
CAD 12,461
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,293
18.7%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,083
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 11,891
21.4%
11
Argentina
CAD 9,820
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 13,519
10.6%
1
Morocco
CAD 11,873
21.5%
2
Mozambique
CAD 11,657
22.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,405
24.6%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,292
25.3%
5
Angola
CAD 11,239
25.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,085
26.7%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,061
26.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 10,460
30.8%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,239
32.3%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,197
32.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 9,707
35.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 14,367
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 14,367
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 13,913
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 13,913
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 13,611
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 13,459
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,134
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 11,727
22.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 11,606
23.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 8,674
42.6%
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.