Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$16,715
Federal tax deduction
- $2,162
Provincial tax deduction
- $793
CPP deduction
- $753
EI deduction
- $264
Total tax
- $3,972
Net pay
* $12,743
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,743
Net pay
$1,123
Tax the employer pays
$3,972
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,095
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,123 to pay you $16,715. 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 $16,715 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,972. That means that your net pay will be $12,743 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 $25.87, 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 13,824
17.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,233
20.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,908
22.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,743
23.8%
4
Yukon
CAD 12,614
24.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,610
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,170
27.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,156
27.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,060
27.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,998
28.2%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,966
28.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,888
28.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,841
29.2%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,052
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 12,743
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 16,674
0.3%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,879
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 15,621
6.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 15,236
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,925
10.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 14,665
12.3%
6
Malaysia
CAD 14,453
13.5%
7
New Zealand
CAD 14,371
14.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 14,303
14.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,940
16.6%
10
Japan
CAD 13,582
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 13,380
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 13,238
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,058
21.9%
14
India
CAD 12,709
24.0%
15
China
CAD 11,867
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 15,399
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,174
9.2%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,123
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,112
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,960
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,876
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,890
16.9%
7
Chile
CAD 13,765
17.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,355
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,298
20.4%
10
Peru
CAD 13,089
21.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,855
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 15,879
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 15,879
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 15,378
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 15,378
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,044
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,876
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 14,517
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,921
22.7%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,800
23.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,474
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.