Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,170
Federal tax deduction
- $2,225
Provincial tax deduction
- $814
CPP deduction
- $779
EI deduction
- $271
Total tax
- $4,089
Net pay
* $13,081
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,081
Net pay
$1,159
Tax the employer pays
$4,089
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,248
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,159 to pay you $17,170. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.06 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 $17,170 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,089. That means that your net pay will be $13,081 per year, or $1,090 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 14,171
17.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,570
21.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,250
22.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,081
23.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,944
24.6%
5
Yukon
CAD 12,945
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,492
27.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,478
27.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,379
27.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,315
28.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,283
28.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,202
28.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,154
29.2%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17,170
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 17,170
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 16,080
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 15,964
7.0%
4
France
CAD 15,451
10.0%
5
Norway
CAD 15,375
10.5%
6
Italy
CAD 15,239
11.3%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 15,124
11.9%
8
Russia
CAD 14,938
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 14,598
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 14,509
15.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 13,994
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 13,822
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 13,792
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,385
22.1%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,295
22.6%
16
Poland
CAD 12,700
26.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,160
29.2%
18
Finland
CAD 11,890
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 11,676
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 11,467
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 10,805
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,044
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,450
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 13,081
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,059
0.6%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 16,312
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,031
6.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 15,650
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,283
11.0%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,055
12.3%
6
Malaysia
CAD 14,822
13.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 14,740
14.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 14,678
14.5%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,281
16.8%
10
Japan
CAD 13,952
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 13,742
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 13,599
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,384
22.1%
14
India
CAD 12,979
24.4%
15
China
CAD 12,184
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 15,804
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,562
9.4%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,529
9.6%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,524
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 15,367
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,244
11.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,235
17.1%
7
Chile
CAD 14,125
17.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,719
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,582
20.9%
10
Peru
CAD 13,431
21.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,151
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,179
11.6%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,194
23.2%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,131
23.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,810
25.4%
4
Angola
CAD 12,731
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 12,725
25.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,535
27.0%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,254
28.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,852
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,570
32.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,514
32.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,966
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16,311
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 16,312
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 15,796
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 15,796
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,453
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,281
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 14,912
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,262
22.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,141
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,702
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.