Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,855
Federal tax deduction
- $2,320
Provincial tax deduction
- $846
CPP deduction
- $818
EI deduction
- $282
Total tax
- $4,267
Net pay
* $13,588
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.9%
76.1%
Net pay
23.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,588
Net pay
$1,213
Tax the employer pays
$4,267
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,480
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,213 to pay you $17,855. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.07 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.9% tax rate now rises to 28.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $17,855 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,267. That means that your net pay will be $13,588 per year, or $1,132 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.9% 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 14,643
18.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,078
21.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,764
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,588
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,446
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,445
24.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,977
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,962
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,860
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,793
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,759
28.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,675
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,625
29.3%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,048
10.1%
1
Canada
CAD 13,588
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,621
1.3%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 16,962
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,647
6.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,275
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,823
11.4%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,642
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,372
13.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,296
14.3%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,243
14.6%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,786
17.2%
10
Japan
CAD 14,509
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,288
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,141
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,875
22.3%
14
India
CAD 13,368
25.1%
15
China
CAD 12,662
29.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,715
12.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,636
23.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,624
23.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,261
25.7%
4
Angola
CAD 13,230
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,204
26.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,021
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,653
29.1%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,318
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,015
32.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,957
33.0%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,388
36.2%
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.