Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,738
Federal tax deduction
- $2,026
Provincial tax deduction
- $747
CPP deduction
- $698
EI deduction
- $249
Total tax
- $3,719
Net pay
* $12,019
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,019
Net pay
$1,046
Tax the employer pays
$3,719
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,765
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,046 to pay you $15,738. 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 $15,738 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,719. That means that your net pay will be $12,019 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 13,036
17.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,509
20.5%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,174
22.6%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,019
23.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 11,893
24.4%
5
Yukon
CAD 11,902
24.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,479
27.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,466
27.1%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,376
27.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,316
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,287
28.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,213
28.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,169
29.0%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,194
9.8%
1
Canada
CAD 12,019
23.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,496
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,383
8.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,251
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 14,229
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,086
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,007
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,149
16.5%
7
Chile
CAD 12,968
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,688
19.4%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,575
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,354
21.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,220
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,017
10.9%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,270
22.0%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,100
23.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,829
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 10,878
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,639
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,593
32.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,086
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 14,951
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 14,951
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 14,479
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 14,479
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 14,164
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,007
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,668
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,188
22.6%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,067
23.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 8,983
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.