Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$16,898
Federal tax deduction
- $2,187
Provincial tax deduction
- $801
CPP deduction
- $764
EI deduction
- $267
Total tax
- $4,019
Net pay
* $12,879
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,879
Net pay
$1,137
Tax the employer pays
$4,019
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,156
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,137 to pay you $16,898. 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 $16,898 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,019. That means that your net pay will be $12,879 per year, or $1,073 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 13,972
17.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,368
20.9%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,046
22.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,879
23.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,744
24.6%
5
Yukon
CAD 12,747
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,300
27.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,286
27.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,189
27.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,125
28.2%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,094
28.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,014
28.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,967
29.2%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,212
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 12,879
23.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 15,563
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,330
9.3%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,286
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,278
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 15,124
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,025
11.1%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,029
17.0%
7
Chile
CAD 13,910
17.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,502
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,412
20.6%
10
Peru
CAD 13,227
21.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,974
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,962
11.5%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,018
23.0%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,935
23.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,627
25.3%
4
Kenya
CAD 12,534
25.8%
5
Angola
CAD 12,533
25.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,343
27.0%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,095
28.4%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,667
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,393
32.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,337
32.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,799
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.