Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,747
Federal tax deduction
- $2,444
Provincial tax deduction
- $888
CPP deduction
- $869
EI deduction
- $296
Total tax
- $4,497
Net pay
* $14,250
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,250
Net pay
$1,284
Tax the employer pays
$4,497
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,781
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,284 to pay you $18,747. 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 $18,747 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,497. That means that your net pay will be $14,250 per year, or $1,187 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 15,240
18.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,739
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,434
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,250
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,100
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,095
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,608
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,592
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,485
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,415
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,379
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,291
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,239
29.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,747
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,747
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,557
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,434
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,742
10.7%
5
Norway
CAD 16,639
11.3%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,385
12.6%
7
Russia
CAD 16,310
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,199
13.6%
9
Austria
CAD 15,939
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,676
16.4%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,279
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 15,091
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 15,059
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,486
22.7%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,360
23.4%
16
Poland
CAD 13,707
26.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,114
30.1%
18
Finland
CAD 12,982
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,748
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,528
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,797
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,967
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,770
10.5%
1
Canada
CAD 14,250
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,327
2.2%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,810
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,450
6.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 17,088
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,525
11.9%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,406
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 16,099
14.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 16,019
14.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,978
14.8%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,429
17.7%
10
Japan
CAD 15,233
18.8%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,998
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,851
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,513
22.6%
14
India
CAD 13,874
26.0%
15
China
CAD 13,284
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,184
8.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,949
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,916
9.8%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,908
9.8%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,779
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,483
12.1%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,432
17.7%
7
Chile
CAD 15,372
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,930
20.4%
9
Peru
CAD 14,618
22.0%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,565
22.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,176
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,375
12.7%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,266
23.9%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,211
24.2%
3
Angola
CAD 13,880
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,848
26.1%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,829
26.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,653
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,173
29.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,925
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,595
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,527
33.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,936
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,810
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,810
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,247
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,247
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,872
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,685
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,282
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,445
23.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,324
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,336
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.