Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,484
Federal tax deduction
- $1,990
Provincial tax deduction
- $735
CPP deduction
- $683
EI deduction
- $245
Total tax
- $3,653
Net pay
* $11,831
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$11,831
Net pay
$1,026
Tax the employer pays
$3,653
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,679
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,026 to pay you $15,484. 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 $15,484 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,653. That means that your net pay will be $11,831 per year, or $986 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 12,832
17.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,320
20.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 11,984
22.6%
3
Ontario
CAD 11,831
23.6%
4
Yukon
CAD 11,717
24.3%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 11,707
24.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,299
27.0%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,286
27.1%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,198
27.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,139
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,110
28.2%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,037
28.7%
12
Manitoba
CAD 10,994
29.0%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 13,971
9.8%
1
Canada
CAD 11,831
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,484
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,048
2.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,513
6.3%
3
Taiwan
CAD 14,114
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 13,953
9.9%
5
South Korea
CAD 13,611
12.1%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,501
12.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,373
13.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 13,288
14.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,016
15.9%
10
Japan
CAD 12,582
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,388
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 12,263
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 12,177
21.4%
14
India
CAD 11,911
23.1%
15
China
CAD 11,008
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,262
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,200
8.3%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,021
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 13,999
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 13,858
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 13,781
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 12,956
16.3%
7
Chile
CAD 12,759
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,525
19.1%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,372
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,163
21.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,055
35.1%
12
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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.