Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,980
Federal tax deduction
- $2,338
Provincial tax deduction
- $852
CPP deduction
- $825
EI deduction
- $284
Total tax
- $4,299
Net pay
* $13,681
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.9%
76.1%
Net pay
23.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,681
Net pay
$1,223
Tax the employer pays
$4,299
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,522
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,223 to pay you $17,980. 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 $17,980 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,299. That means that your net pay will be $13,681 per year, or $1,140 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 14,730
18.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,170
21.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,858
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,681
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,538
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,536
24.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,065
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,050
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,947
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,880
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,846
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,762
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,711
29.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17,980
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 17,980
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 16,838
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 16,719
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,125
10.3%
5
Norway
CAD 16,024
10.9%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 15,779
12.2%
7
Italy
CAD 15,732
12.5%
8
Russia
CAD 15,643
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 15,287
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,109
16.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,654
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,474
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,442
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,973
22.3%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,845
23.0%
16
Poland
CAD 13,217
26.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,650
29.6%
18
Finland
CAD 12,451
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,226
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,012
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,315
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,518
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,157
10.1%
1
Canada
CAD 13,681
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,723
1.4%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,081
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,760
6.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,389
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,921
11.5%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,749
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,473
13.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,397
14.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,346
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,876
17.3%
10
Japan
CAD 14,610
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,387
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,240
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,964
22.3%
14
India
CAD 13,439
25.3%
15
China
CAD 12,749
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,524
8.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,256
9.6%
2
Colombia
CAD 16,254
9.6%
3
Ecuador
CAD 16,251
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,092
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,895
11.6%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,850
17.4%
7
Chile
CAD 14,766
17.9%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,350
20.2%
9
Brazil
CAD 14,087
21.7%
10
Peru
CAD 14,041
21.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,677
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,808
12.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,716
23.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,714
23.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,343
25.8%
4
Angola
CAD 13,321
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,292
26.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,109
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,726
29.2%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,403
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,097
32.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,038
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,464
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,081
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,081
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,542
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,542
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,182
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,002
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,616
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,870
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,749
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,026
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.