Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,050
Federal tax deduction
- $2,208
Provincial tax deduction
- $808
CPP deduction
- $772
EI deduction
- $269
Total tax
- $4,058
Net pay
* $12,992
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,992
Net pay
$1,150
Tax the employer pays
$4,058
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,208
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,150 to pay you $17,050. 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 $17,050 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,058. That means that your net pay will be $12,992 per year, or $1,083 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 14,088
17.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,481
20.9%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,160
22.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,992
23.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,856
24.6%
5
Yukon
CAD 12,858
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,407
27.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,393
27.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,295
27.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,231
28.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,199
28.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,119
28.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,071
29.2%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17,050
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 17,050
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 15,967
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 15,853
7.0%
4
France
CAD 15,350
10.0%
5
Norway
CAD 15,279
10.4%
6
Italy
CAD 15,166
11.1%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 15,026
11.9%
8
Russia
CAD 14,833
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 14,496
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 14,420
15.4%
11
Hungary
CAD 13,896
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 13,725
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 13,695
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,296
22.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,213
22.5%
16
Poland
CAD 12,623
26.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,088
29.1%
18
Finland
CAD 11,807
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 11,594
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 11,387
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 10,730
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,974
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,345
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 12,992
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 16,958
0.5%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 16,197
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 15,923
6.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 15,541
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,189
10.9%
5
South Korea
CAD 14,952
12.3%
6
Malaysia
CAD 14,725
13.6%
7
New Zealand
CAD 14,643
14.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 14,579
14.5%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,191
16.8%
10
Japan
CAD 13,855
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 13,647
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 13,504
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,298
22.0%
14
India
CAD 12,910
24.3%
15
China
CAD 12,101
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 15,698
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,460
9.3%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,422
9.6%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,415
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 15,260
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,147
11.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,144
17.0%
7
Chile
CAD 14,030
17.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,623
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,507
20.8%
10
Peru
CAD 13,341
21.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,073
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,084
11.5%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,117
23.1%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,044
23.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,731
25.3%
4
Angola
CAD 12,643
25.8%
5
Kenya
CAD 12,641
25.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,450
27.0%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,184
28.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,771
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,492
32.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,436
32.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,893
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16,197
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 16,197
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 15,686
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 15,686
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,345
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,175
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 14,808
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,172
22.7%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,051
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,642
43.5%
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.