Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,982
Federal tax deduction
- $2,338
Provincial tax deduction
- $852
CPP deduction
- $825
EI deduction
- $284
Total tax
- $4,299
Net pay
* $13,683
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.9%
76.1%
Net pay
23.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,683
Net pay
$1,223
Tax the employer pays
$4,299
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,523
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,223 to pay you $17,982. 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 $17,982 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,299. That means that your net pay will be $13,683 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 14,731
18.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,172
21.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,860
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,683
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,539
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,537
24.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,067
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,052
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,949
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,881
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,847
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,763
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,712
29.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17,982
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 17,982
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 16,840
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 16,721
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,126
10.3%
5
Norway
CAD 16,026
10.9%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 15,780
12.3%
7
Italy
CAD 15,733
12.5%
8
Russia
CAD 15,644
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 15,289
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,110
16.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,655
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,476
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,444
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,974
22.3%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,847
23.0%
16
Poland
CAD 13,218
26.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,652
29.6%
18
Finland
CAD 12,453
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,228
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,014
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,316
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,519
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,159
10.1%
1
Canada
CAD 13,683
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,724
1.4%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,083
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,762
6.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,390
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,923
11.5%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,751
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,475
13.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,399
14.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,347
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,877
17.3%
10
Japan
CAD 14,612
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,389
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,242
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,966
22.3%
14
India
CAD 13,440
25.3%
15
China
CAD 12,751
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,526
8.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,258
9.6%
2
Colombia
CAD 16,255
9.6%
3
Ecuador
CAD 16,253
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,094
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,897
11.6%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,851
17.4%
7
Chile
CAD 14,767
17.9%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,352
20.2%
9
Brazil
CAD 14,088
21.7%
10
Peru
CAD 14,042
21.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,679
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,809
12.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,718
23.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,715
23.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,344
25.8%
4
Angola
CAD 13,323
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,293
26.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,111
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,727
29.2%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,404
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,098
32.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,039
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,466
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,083
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,083
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,543
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,543
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,184
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,004
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,617
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,871
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,750
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,027
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.