Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,473
Federal tax deduction
- $1,989
Provincial tax deduction
- $735
CPP deduction
- $682
EI deduction
- $244
Total tax
- $3,650
Net pay
* $11,823
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$11,823
Net pay
$1,025
Tax the employer pays
$3,650
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,675
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,025 to pay you $15,473. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.02 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 28.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $15,473 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,650. That means that your net pay will be $11,823 per year, or $985 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.6% 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 12,823
17.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,312
20.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 11,975
22.6%
3
Ontario
CAD 11,823
23.6%
4
Yukon
CAD 11,709
24.3%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 11,699
24.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,292
27.0%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,279
27.1%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,190
27.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,132
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,103
28.2%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,030
28.7%
12
Manitoba
CAD 10,986
29.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 15,473
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 15,473
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 14,490
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 14,383
7.1%
4
Italy
CAD 14,206
8.2%
5
Norway
CAD 14,016
9.4%
6
France
CAD 13,972
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 13,691
11.5%
8
Russia
CAD 13,462
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 13,253
14.4%
10
Austria
CAD 13,156
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 12,610
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 12,456
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 12,429
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 12,092
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 12,059
22.1%
16
Poland
CAD 11,616
24.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 11,100
28.3%
18
Finland
CAD 10,715
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 10,522
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 10,326
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 9,737
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,052
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 13,961
9.8%
1
Canada
CAD 11,823
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,473
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,045
2.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,503
6.3%
3
Taiwan
CAD 14,103
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 13,944
9.9%
5
South Korea
CAD 13,601
12.1%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,493
12.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,364
13.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 13,279
14.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,008
15.9%
10
Japan
CAD 12,573
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,379
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 12,255
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 12,169
21.4%
14
India
CAD 11,903
23.1%
15
China
CAD 11,001
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,252
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,193
8.3%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,011
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 13,989
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 13,848
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 13,771
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 12,948
16.3%
7
Chile
CAD 12,750
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,518
19.1%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,363
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,154
21.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,048
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 13,803
10.8%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,099
21.8%
2
Mozambique
CAD 11,909
23.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,646
24.7%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,537
25.4%
5
Angola
CAD 11,494
25.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,333
26.8%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,265
27.2%
8
Nigeria
CAD 10,698
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,467
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,424
32.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 9,923
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 14,699
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 14,699
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 14,235
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 14,235
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 13,926
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 13,771
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,438
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 11,990
22.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 11,868
23.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 8,850
42.8%
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.