Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,499
Federal tax deduction
- $2,410
Provincial tax deduction
- $876
CPP deduction
- $855
EI deduction
- $292
Total tax
- $4,433
Net pay
* $14,066
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,066
Net pay
$1,264
Tax the employer pays
$4,433
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,697
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,264 to pay you $18,499. 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 $18,499 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,433. That means that your net pay will be $14,066 per year, or $1,172 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 15,075
18.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,555
21.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,248
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,066
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,918
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,914
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,432
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,417
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,311
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,242
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,207
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,120
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,068
29.4%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,577
10.4%
1
Canada
CAD 14,066
24.0%
2
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.