Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,379
Federal tax deduction
- $2,254
Provincial tax deduction
- $824
CPP deduction
- $791
EI deduction
- $275
Total tax
- $4,143
Net pay
* $13,236
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,236
Net pay
$1,176
Tax the employer pays
$4,143
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,319
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,176 to pay you $17,379. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.06 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 28.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $17,379 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,143. That means that your net pay will be $13,236 per year, or $1,103 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 14,315
17.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,725
21.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,407
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,236
23.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,097
24.6%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,098
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,640
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,625
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,526
27.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,461
28.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,428
28.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,346
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,298
29.2%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,632
10.1%
1
Canada
CAD 13,236
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,236
0.8%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 16,510
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,219
6.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 15,841
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,448
11.1%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,234
12.3%
6
Malaysia
CAD 14,990
13.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 14,910
14.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 14,850
14.6%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,438
16.9%
10
Japan
CAD 14,122
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 13,909
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 13,764
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,534
22.1%
14
India
CAD 13,097
24.6%
15
China
CAD 12,330
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 15,990
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,741
9.4%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,715
9.6%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,713
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 15,554
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,412
11.3%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,394
17.2%
7
Chile
CAD 14,290
17.8%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,886
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,712
21.1%
10
Peru
CAD 13,589
21.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,287
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,342
11.7%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,329
23.3%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,281
23.6%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,947
25.5%
4
Angola
CAD 12,883
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 12,871
25.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,683
27.0%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,376
28.8%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,994
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,706
32.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,650
33.0%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,095
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16,510
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 16,510
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 15,989
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 15,989
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,641
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,467
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,094
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,419
22.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,298
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,797
43.6%
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.