Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$16,710
Federal tax deduction
- $2,161
Provincial tax deduction
- $793
CPP deduction
- $753
EI deduction
- $264
Total tax
- $3,970
Net pay
* $12,740
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,740
Net pay
$1,123
Tax the employer pays
$3,970
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,093
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,123 to pay you $16,710. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.05 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 28.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $16,710 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,970. That means that your net pay will be $12,740 per year, or $1,062 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.8% 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 $25.88, hence, your net pay will only increase by $74.12.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $741 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,706 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 13,820
17.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,229
20.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,904
22.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,740
23.8%
4
Yukon
CAD 12,610
24.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,606
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,167
27.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,153
27.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,057
27.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,994
28.2%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,963
28.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,884
28.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,837
29.2%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 16,710
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 16,710
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 15,649
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 15,536
7.0%
4
France
CAD 15,064
9.9%
5
Norway
CAD 15,007
10.2%
6
Italy
CAD 14,959
10.5%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 14,749
11.7%
8
Russia
CAD 14,538
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 14,207
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 14,169
15.2%
11
Hungary
CAD 13,619
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 13,452
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 13,422
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,043
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 12,978
22.3%
16
Poland
CAD 12,406
25.8%
17
Portugal
CAD 11,882
28.9%
18
Finland
CAD 11,572
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 11,363
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 11,158
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 10,515
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,775
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,048
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 12,740
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 16,669
0.2%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,874
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 15,617
6.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 15,231
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,921
10.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 14,661
12.3%
6
Malaysia
CAD 14,448
13.5%
7
New Zealand
CAD 14,367
14.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 14,299
14.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,936
16.6%
10
Japan
CAD 13,578
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 13,376
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 13,234
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,055
21.9%
14
India
CAD 12,706
24.0%
15
China
CAD 11,864
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 15,394
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,170
9.2%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,118
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,108
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,955
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,872
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,886
16.9%
7
Chile
CAD 13,761
17.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,351
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,295
20.4%
10
Peru
CAD 13,085
21.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,852
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,808
11.4%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,897
22.8%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,799
23.4%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,498
25.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 12,403
25.8%
5
Angola
CAD 12,396
25.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,209
26.9%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,986
28.3%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,539
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,271
32.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,215
32.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,683
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 15,875
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 15,874
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 15,373
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 15,373
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,039
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,872
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 14,513
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,917
22.7%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,796
23.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,471
43.3%
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.