Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,737
Federal tax deduction
- $2,026
Provincial tax deduction
- $747
CPP deduction
- $698
EI deduction
- $249
Total tax
- $3,719
Net pay
* $12,018
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,018
Net pay
$1,046
Tax the employer pays
$3,719
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,764
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,046 to pay you $15,737. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.03 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 28.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $15,737 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,719. That means that your net pay will be $12,018 per year, or $1,002 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 13,036
17.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,508
20.5%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,174
22.6%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,018
23.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 11,893
24.4%
5
Yukon
CAD 11,901
24.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,478
27.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,465
27.1%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,375
27.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,316
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,286
28.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,212
28.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,168
29.0%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,193
9.8%
1
Canada
CAD 12,018
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,737
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,113
4.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,741
6.3%
3
Taiwan
CAD 14,344
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,155
10.1%
5
South Korea
CAD 13,827
12.1%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,684
13.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,578
13.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 13,496
14.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,206
16.1%
10
Japan
CAD 12,788
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,590
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 12,464
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 12,358
21.5%
14
India
CAD 12,081
23.2%
15
China
CAD 11,185
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,495
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,383
8.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,250
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 14,228
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,085
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,006
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,148
16.5%
7
Chile
CAD 12,967
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,688
19.4%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,574
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,353
21.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,219
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,016
10.9%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,270
22.0%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,099
23.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,828
24.8%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,722
25.5%
5
Angola
CAD 11,687
25.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,520
26.8%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,419
27.4%
8
Nigeria
CAD 10,877
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,639
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,592
32.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,085
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 14,950
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 14,950
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 14,478
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 14,478
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 14,163
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,006
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,668
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,188
22.6%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,066
23.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 8,982
42.9%
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.