Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$16,723
Federal tax deduction
- $2,163
Provincial tax deduction
- $793
CPP deduction
- $754
EI deduction
- $264
Total tax
- $3,974
Net pay
* $12,749
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,749
Net pay
$1,124
Tax the employer pays
$3,974
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,097
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,124 to pay you $16,723. 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 $16,723 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,974. That means that your net pay will be $12,749 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 13,830
17.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,239
20.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,914
22.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,749
23.8%
4
Yukon
CAD 12,620
24.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,616
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,176
27.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,162
27.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,066
27.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,003
28.2%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,972
28.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,893
28.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,846
29.2%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,059
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 12,749
23.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 15,406
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,181
9.2%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,130
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,120
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,967
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,883
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,896
16.9%
7
Chile
CAD 13,771
17.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,362
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,303
20.5%
10
Peru
CAD 13,095
21.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,860
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,819
11.4%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,906
22.8%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,809
23.4%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,507
25.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 12,412
25.8%
5
Angola
CAD 12,405
25.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,219
26.9%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,993
28.3%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,548
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,279
32.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,224
32.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,691
36.1%
12
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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.