Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,522
Federal tax deduction
- $1,996
Provincial tax deduction
- $737
CPP deduction
- $685
EI deduction
- $245
Total tax
- $3,663
Net pay
* $11,859
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$11,859
Net pay
$1,029
Tax the employer pays
$3,663
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,692
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,029 to pay you $15,522. 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 $15,522 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,663. That means that your net pay will be $11,859 per year, or $988 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,004
9.8%
1
Canada
CAD 11,859
23.6%
2
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.