Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$16,759
Federal tax deduction
- $2,168
Provincial tax deduction
- $795
CPP deduction
- $756
EI deduction
- $265
Total tax
- $3,983
Net pay
* $12,776
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,776
Net pay
$1,126
Tax the employer pays
$3,983
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,110
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,126 to pay you $16,759. 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 $16,759 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $3,983. That means that your net pay will be $12,776 per year, or $1,065 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,091
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 12,776
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 16,711
0.3%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,921
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 15,661
6.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 15,276
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,960
10.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 14,703
12.3%
6
Malaysia
CAD 14,488
13.6%
7
New Zealand
CAD 14,407
14.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 14,339
14.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,973
16.6%
10
Japan
CAD 13,618
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 13,415
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 13,273
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,090
21.9%
14
India
CAD 12,737
24.0%
15
China
CAD 11,898
29.0%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 15,921
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 15,921
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 15,418
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 15,418
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,083
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,916
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 14,555
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,954
22.7%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,833
23.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,496
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.