Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,970
Federal tax deduction
- $2,336
Provincial tax deduction
- $852
CPP deduction
- $825
EI deduction
- $284
Total tax
- $4,296
Net pay
* $13,674
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.9%
76.1%
Net pay
23.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,674
Net pay
$1,222
Tax the employer pays
$4,296
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,519
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,222 to pay you $17,970. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.07 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.9% tax rate now rises to 28.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $17,970 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,296. That means that your net pay will be $13,674 per year, or $1,139 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 14,723
18.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,163
21.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,851
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,674
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,530
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,528
24.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,058
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,043
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,940
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,873
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,839
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,755
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,704
29.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17,970
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 17,970
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 16,829
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 16,710
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,117
10.3%
5
Norway
CAD 16,016
10.9%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 15,771
12.2%
7
Italy
CAD 15,726
12.5%
8
Russia
CAD 15,634
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 15,279
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,101
16.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,646
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,466
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,434
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,966
22.3%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,839
23.0%
16
Poland
CAD 13,211
26.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,644
29.6%
18
Finland
CAD 12,444
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,220
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,006
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,309
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,512
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,148
10.1%
1
Canada
CAD 13,674
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,715
1.4%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,072
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,751
6.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,379
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,913
11.5%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,741
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,465
13.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,389
14.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,337
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,869
17.3%
10
Japan
CAD 14,602
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,379
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,232
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,957
22.3%
14
India
CAD 13,433
25.3%
15
China
CAD 12,742
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,515
8.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,247
9.6%
2
Colombia
CAD 16,245
9.6%
3
Ecuador
CAD 16,242
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,083
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,887
11.6%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,842
17.4%
7
Chile
CAD 14,758
17.9%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,343
20.2%
9
Brazil
CAD 14,081
21.6%
10
Peru
CAD 14,033
21.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,671
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,800
12.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,710
23.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,707
23.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,336
25.8%
4
Angola
CAD 13,314
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,285
26.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,102
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,720
29.2%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,396
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,090
32.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,032
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,458
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,071
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,072
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,532
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,532
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,173
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,993
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,607
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,862
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,741
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,023
44.2%
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.