Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,670
Federal tax deduction
- $2,433
Provincial tax deduction
- $884
CPP deduction
- $865
EI deduction
- $295
Total tax
- $4,477
Net pay
* $14,193
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,193
Net pay
$1,278
Tax the employer pays
$4,477
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,755
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,278 to pay you $18,670. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.08 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24% tax rate now rises to 28.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,670 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,477. That means that your net pay will be $14,193 per year, or $1,183 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 15,189
18.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,682
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,376
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,193
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,044
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,039
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,553
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,538
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,431
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,361
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,326
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,238
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,186
29.4%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,710
10.5%
1
Canada
CAD 14,193
24.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,318
12.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,211
23.9%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,162
24.2%
3
Angola
CAD 13,824
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,797
26.1%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,775
26.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,598
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,129
29.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,872
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,545
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,478
33.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,889
36.3%
12
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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.