Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,000
Federal tax deduction
- $2,201
Provincial tax deduction
- $806
CPP deduction
- $770
EI deduction
- $269
Total tax
- $4,045
Net pay
* $12,955
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,955
Net pay
$1,146
Tax the employer pays
$4,045
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,191
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,146 to pay you $17,000. 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 $17,000 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,045. That means that your net pay will be $12,955 per year, or $1,080 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17,000
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 17,000
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 15,921
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 15,806
7.0%
4
France
CAD 15,308
10.0%
5
Norway
CAD 15,239
10.4%
6
Italy
CAD 15,135
11.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 14,985
11.9%
8
Russia
CAD 14,790
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 14,454
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 14,383
15.4%
11
Hungary
CAD 13,855
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 13,685
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 13,655
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,259
22.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,178
22.5%
16
Poland
CAD 12,591
25.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,057
29.1%
18
Finland
CAD 11,772
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 11,560
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 11,353
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 10,698
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,945
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,301
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 12,955
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 16,915
0.5%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 16,150
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 15,878
6.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 15,495
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,149
10.9%
5
South Korea
CAD 14,909
12.3%
6
Malaysia
CAD 14,685
13.6%
7
New Zealand
CAD 14,602
14.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 14,538
14.5%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,153
16.7%
10
Japan
CAD 13,814
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 13,607
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 13,464
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,262
22.0%
14
India
CAD 12,882
24.2%
15
China
CAD 12,066
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 15,653
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,417
9.3%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,377
9.6%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,370
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 15,215
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,107
11.1%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,106
17.0%
7
Chile
CAD 13,990
17.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,583
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,476
20.7%
10
Peru
CAD 13,303
21.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,040
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,045
11.5%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,084
23.0%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,008
23.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,698
25.3%
4
Angola
CAD 12,607
25.8%
5
Kenya
CAD 12,606
25.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,415
27.0%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,155
28.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,737
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,460
32.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,404
32.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,862
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16,150
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 16,150
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 15,640
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 15,640
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,300
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,130
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 14,765
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,135
22.7%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,014
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,617
43.4%
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.