Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,659
Federal tax deduction
- $2,432
Provincial tax deduction
- $884
CPP deduction
- $864
EI deduction
- $295
Total tax
- $4,475
Net pay
* $14,184
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,184
Net pay
$1,277
Tax the employer pays
$4,475
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,751
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,277 to pay you $18,659. 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 $18,659 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,475. That means that your net pay will be $14,184 per year, or $1,182 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 15,182
18.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,674
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,368
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,184
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,036
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,031
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,546
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,530
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,423
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,353
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,318
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,231
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,178
29.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,659
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,659
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,474
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,352
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,671
10.7%
5
Norway
CAD 16,568
11.2%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,315
12.6%
7
Russia
CAD 16,233
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,145
13.5%
9
Austria
CAD 15,864
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,611
16.3%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,207
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 15,020
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,988
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,428
22.7%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,301
23.4%
16
Poland
CAD 13,651
26.8%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,061
30.0%
18
Finland
CAD 12,921
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,688
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,469
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,742
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,916
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,702
10.5%
1
Canada
CAD 14,184
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,259
2.1%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,726
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,371
6.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 17,007
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,456
11.8%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,331
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 16,028
14.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,948
14.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,906
14.8%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,366
17.7%
10
Japan
CAD 15,162
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,928
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,781
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,450
22.6%
14
India
CAD 13,824
25.9%
15
China
CAD 13,223
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,109
8.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,870
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,840
9.8%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,833
9.8%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,700
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,416
12.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,365
17.7%
7
Chile
CAD 15,303
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,865
20.3%
9
Peru
CAD 14,552
22.0%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,510
22.2%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,119
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,310
12.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,203
23.9%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,154
24.1%
3
Angola
CAD 13,816
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,790
26.1%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,767
26.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,591
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,122
29.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,865
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,538
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,472
33.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,882
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,726
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,726
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,166
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,166
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,793
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,606
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,205
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,379
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,258
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,285
44.9%
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.