Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,304
Federal tax deduction
- $2,383
Provincial tax deduction
- $867
CPP deduction
- $844
EI deduction
- $289
Total tax
- $4,383
Net pay
* $13,921
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.9%
76.1%
Net pay
23.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,921
Net pay
$1,249
Tax the employer pays
$4,383
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,631
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,249 to pay you $18,304. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.08 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 $18,304 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,383. That means that your net pay will be $13,921 per year, or $1,160 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 14,946
18.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,411
21.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,102
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,921
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,775
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,772
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,295
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,279
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,174
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,106
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,071
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,985
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,934
29.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,304
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,304
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,142
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,021
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,385
10.5%
5
Norway
CAD 16,284
11.0%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,035
12.4%
7
Italy
CAD 15,929
13.0%
8
Russia
CAD 15,924
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 15,563
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,348
16.2%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,918
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,735
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,703
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,190
22.5%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,063
23.2%
16
Poland
CAD 13,424
26.7%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,846
29.8%
18
Finland
CAD 12,676
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,447
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,230
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,519
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,708
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,425
10.3%
1
Canada
CAD 13,921
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,984
1.8%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,389
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,051
6.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,684
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,176
11.6%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,027
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,738
14.0%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,660
14.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,613
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,110
17.5%
10
Japan
CAD 14,874
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,645
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,497
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,196
22.4%
14
India
CAD 13,623
25.6%
15
China
CAD 12,975
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,806
8.2%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,549
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,535
9.7%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,530
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,382
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,147
11.8%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,095
17.5%
7
Chile
CAD 15,022
17.9%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,596
20.3%
9
Brazil
CAD 14,289
21.9%
10
Peru
CAD 14,285
22.0%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,888
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,047
12.3%
1
Mozambique
CAD 13,947
23.8%
2
Morocco
CAD 13,925
23.9%
3
Angola
CAD 13,557
25.9%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,556
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,519
26.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,339
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,915
29.4%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,624
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,307
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,247
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,664
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,389
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,389
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,840
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,840
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,474
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,291
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,897
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,113
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,992
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,150
44.6%
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.