Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,537
Federal tax deduction
- $2,415
Provincial tax deduction
- $878
CPP deduction
- $857
EI deduction
- $293
Total tax
- $4,443
Net pay
* $14,094
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,094
Net pay
$1,267
Tax the employer pays
$4,443
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,710
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,267 to pay you $18,537. 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 $18,537 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,443. That means that your net pay will be $14,094 per year, or $1,174 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 15,101
18.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,583
21.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,277
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,094
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,946
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,942
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,459
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,444
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,338
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,268
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,233
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,146
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,094
29.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,537
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,537
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,360
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,239
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,573
10.6%
5
Norway
CAD 16,470
11.2%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,219
12.5%
7
Russia
CAD 16,127
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,071
13.3%
9
Austria
CAD 15,761
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,521
16.3%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,108
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,922
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,890
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,346
22.6%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,219
23.3%
16
Poland
CAD 13,573
26.8%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,987
29.9%
18
Finland
CAD 12,837
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,605
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,387
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,665
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,844
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,607
10.4%
1
Canada
CAD 14,094
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,164
2.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,610
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,261
6.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,896
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,360
11.8%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,226
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,928
14.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,849
14.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,805
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,278
17.6%
10
Japan
CAD 15,063
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,831
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,683
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,363
22.5%
14
India
CAD 13,755
25.8%
15
China
CAD 13,138
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,005
8.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,760
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,735
9.7%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,729
9.8%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,591
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,324
11.9%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,272
17.6%
7
Chile
CAD 15,206
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,772
20.3%
9
Peru
CAD 14,460
22.0%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,434
22.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,039
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,220
12.5%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,115
23.9%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,076
24.1%
3
Angola
CAD 13,727
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,710
26.0%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,682
26.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,504
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,051
29.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,782
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,459
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,395
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,807
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,610
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,610
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,054
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,054
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,683
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,498
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,099
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,288
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,166
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,239
44.8%
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.