Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,751
Federal tax deduction
- $2,028
Provincial tax deduction
- $748
CPP deduction
- $698
EI deduction
- $249
Total tax
- $3,722
Net pay
* $12,029
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,029
Net pay
$1,047
Tax the employer pays
$3,722
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,769
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,047 to pay you $15,751. 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 $15,751 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,722. That means that your net pay will be $12,029 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 13,047
17.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,518
20.5%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,184
22.6%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,029
23.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 11,903
24.4%
5
Yukon
CAD 11,911
24.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,488
27.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,475
27.1%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,385
27.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,326
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,296
28.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,222
28.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,177
29.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 15,751
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 15,751
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 14,751
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 14,642
7.0%
4
Italy
CAD 14,375
8.7%
5
Norway
CAD 14,238
9.6%
6
France
CAD 14,223
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 13,934
11.5%
8
Russia
CAD 13,703
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 13,459
14.6%
10
Austria
CAD 13,392
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 12,837
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 12,680
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 12,652
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 12,310
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 12,268
22.1%
16
Poland
CAD 11,794
25.1%
17
Portugal
CAD 11,279
28.4%
18
Finland
CAD 10,908
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 10,711
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 10,513
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 9,912
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,214
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,205
9.8%
1
Canada
CAD 12,029
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,751
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,116
4.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,754
6.3%
3
Taiwan
CAD 14,357
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,166
10.1%
5
South Korea
CAD 13,839
12.1%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,694
13.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,589
13.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 13,508
14.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,217
16.1%
10
Japan
CAD 12,799
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,602
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 12,475
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 12,368
21.5%
14
India
CAD 12,090
23.2%
15
China
CAD 11,195
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,508
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,393
8.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,263
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 14,241
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,097
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,018
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,159
16.5%
7
Chile
CAD 12,979
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,697
19.4%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,585
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,364
21.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,228
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,028
10.9%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,279
22.1%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,109
23.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,837
24.9%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,731
25.5%
5
Angola
CAD 11,697
25.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,530
26.8%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,427
27.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 10,887
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,648
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,601
32.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,094
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 14,963
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 14,963
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 14,491
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 14,491
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 14,176
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,018
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,680
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,198
22.6%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,077
23.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 8,989
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.