Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,456
Federal tax deduction
- $2,404
Provincial tax deduction
- $874
CPP deduction
- $852
EI deduction
- $292
Total tax
- $4,422
Net pay
* $14,034
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,034
Net pay
$1,261
Tax the employer pays
$4,422
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,683
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,261 to pay you $18,456. 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 24% tax rate now rises to 28.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,456 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,422. That means that your net pay will be $14,034 per year, or $1,169 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.0% 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 15,047
18.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,523
21.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,216
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,034
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,887
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,883
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,402
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,386
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,281
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,212
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,177
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,090
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,038
29.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,456
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,456
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,284
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,163
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,508
10.6%
5
Norway
CAD 16,405
11.1%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,155
12.5%
7
Russia
CAD 16,057
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,022
13.2%
9
Austria
CAD 15,692
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,461
16.2%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,042
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,857
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,825
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,292
22.6%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,165
23.3%
16
Poland
CAD 13,521
26.7%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,938
29.9%
18
Finland
CAD 12,781
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,550
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,332
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,614
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,797
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,544
10.4%
1
Canada
CAD 14,034
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,102
1.9%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,533
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,188
6.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,822
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,296
11.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,157
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,862
14.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,783
14.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,738
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,219
17.5%
10
Japan
CAD 14,997
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,766
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,618
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,305
22.5%
14
India
CAD 13,709
25.7%
15
China
CAD 13,081
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,936
8.2%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,686
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,666
9.7%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,660
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,518
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,262
11.9%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,211
17.6%
7
Chile
CAD 15,142
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,711
20.3%
9
Peru
CAD 14,399
22.0%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,384
22.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,987
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,160
12.4%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,057
23.8%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,023
24.0%
3
Angola
CAD 13,668
25.9%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,656
26.0%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,625
26.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,447
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,004
29.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,727
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,406
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,344
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,757
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,533
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,533
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,980
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,980
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,610
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,426
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,029
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,227
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,106
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,208
44.7%
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.