Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,999
Federal tax deduction
- $2,062
Provincial tax deduction
- $759
CPP deduction
- $712
EI deduction
- $253
Total tax
- $3,786
Net pay
* $12,213
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.7%
76.3%
Net pay
23.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,213
Net pay
$1,066
Tax the employer pays
$3,786
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,853
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,066 to pay you $15,999. 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 $15,999 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,786. That means that your net pay will be $12,213 per year, or $1,018 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 13,247
17.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,702
20.6%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,370
22.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,213
23.7%
4
Yukon
CAD 12,092
24.4%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,085
24.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,664
27.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,650
27.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,559
27.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,498
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,468
28.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,393
28.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,348
29.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 15,999
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 15,999
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 14,983
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 14,873
7.0%
4
Italy
CAD 14,526
9.2%
5
France
CAD 14,447
9.7%
6
Norway
CAD 14,437
9.8%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 14,151
11.6%
8
Russia
CAD 13,919
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 13,643
14.7%
10
Austria
CAD 13,603
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 13,039
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 12,879
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 12,851
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 12,503
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 12,452
22.2%
16
Poland
CAD 11,952
25.3%
17
Portugal
CAD 11,439
28.5%
18
Finland
CAD 11,079
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 10,879
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 10,679
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 10,068
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,359
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,423
9.9%
1
Canada
CAD 12,213
23.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,999
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,199
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,977
6.4%
3
Taiwan
CAD 14,583
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,361
10.2%
5
South Korea
CAD 14,052
12.2%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,873
13.3%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,790
13.8%
8
Indonesia
CAD 13,712
14.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,403
16.2%
10
Japan
CAD 13,001
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,802
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 12,671
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 12,546
21.6%
14
India
CAD 12,257
23.4%
15
China
CAD 11,368
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,737
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,571
8.9%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,484
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 14,465
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,319
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,239
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,347
16.6%
7
Chile
CAD 13,182
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,852
19.7%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,783
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,550
21.6%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,390
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,229
11.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,439
22.3%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,288
23.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,008
24.9%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,905
25.6%
5
Angola
CAD 11,878
25.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,705
26.8%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,571
27.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,056
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,809
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,759
32.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,246
36.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 15,199
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 15,199
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 14,719
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 14,719
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 14,399
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,239
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,895
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,384
22.6%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,263
23.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,114
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.