Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,980
Federal tax deduction
- $2,059
Provincial tax deduction
- $758
CPP deduction
- $711
EI deduction
- $252
Total tax
- $3,782
Net pay
* $12,198
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.7%
76.3%
Net pay
23.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,198
Net pay
$1,065
Tax the employer pays
$3,782
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,846
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,065 to pay you $15,980. 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 23.7% tax rate now rises to 28.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $15,980 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,782. That means that your net pay will be $12,198 per year, or $1,017 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.7% 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 13,232
17.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,688
20.6%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,356
22.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,198
23.7%
4
Yukon
CAD 12,078
24.4%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,071
24.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,650
27.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,637
27.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,545
27.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,485
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,455
28.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,380
28.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,335
29.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 15,980
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 15,980
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 14,965
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 14,855
7.0%
4
Italy
CAD 14,514
9.2%
5
France
CAD 14,430
9.7%
6
Norway
CAD 14,422
9.8%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 14,135
11.6%
8
Russia
CAD 13,903
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 13,629
14.7%
10
Austria
CAD 13,587
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 13,024
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 12,864
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 12,836
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 12,488
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 12,438
22.2%
16
Poland
CAD 11,940
25.3%
17
Portugal
CAD 11,427
28.5%
18
Finland
CAD 11,066
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 10,866
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 10,667
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 10,056
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,348
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,406
9.9%
1
Canada
CAD 12,198
23.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,980
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,181
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,960
6.4%
3
Taiwan
CAD 14,566
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,346
10.2%
5
South Korea
CAD 14,036
12.2%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,859
13.3%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,775
13.8%
8
Indonesia
CAD 13,697
14.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,388
16.2%
10
Japan
CAD 12,985
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,787
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 12,656
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 12,532
21.6%
14
India
CAD 12,244
23.4%
15
China
CAD 11,354
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,720
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,558
8.9%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,467
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 14,448
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,302
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,222
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,332
16.6%
7
Chile
CAD 13,167
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,840
19.7%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,768
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,536
21.6%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,377
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,213
11.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,426
22.2%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,274
23.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,995
24.9%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,892
25.6%
5
Angola
CAD 11,864
25.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,692
26.8%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,560
27.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,043
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,797
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,747
32.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,234
36.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 15,181
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 15,181
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 14,702
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 14,702
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 14,382
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,222
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,879
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,370
22.6%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,249
23.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,105
43.0%
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.