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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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,499
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,499
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,324
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,203
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,542
10.6%
5
Norway
CAD 16,440
11.1%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,189
12.5%
7
Russia
CAD 16,094
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,048
13.3%
9
Austria
CAD 15,728
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,493
16.3%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,077
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,892
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,859
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,320
22.6%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,193
23.3%
16
Poland
CAD 13,549
26.8%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,964
29.9%
18
Finland
CAD 12,811
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,579
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,361
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,641
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,822
41.5%
23
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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
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,135
2.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,574
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,227
6.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,862
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,330
11.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,194
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,897
14.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,818
14.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,774
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,250
17.6%
10
Japan
CAD 15,032
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,800
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,652
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,336
22.5%
14
India
CAD 13,733
25.8%
15
China
CAD 13,111
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,973
8.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,725
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,703
9.7%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,697
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,557
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,295
11.9%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,243
17.6%
7
Chile
CAD 15,176
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,744
20.3%
9
Peru
CAD 14,431
22.0%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,411
22.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,015
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,192
12.5%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,088
23.9%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,051
24.0%
3
Angola
CAD 13,699
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,685
26.0%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,655
26.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,477
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,029
29.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,756
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,434
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,371
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,784
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,574
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,574
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,019
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,019
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,649
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,464
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,066
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,259
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,138
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,224
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.