Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,981
Federal tax deduction
- $2,477
Provincial tax deduction
- $899
CPP deduction
- $882
EI deduction
- $300
Total tax
- $4,558
Net pay
* $14,423
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,423
Net pay
$1,302
Tax the employer pays
$4,558
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,860
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,302 to pay you $18,981. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.09 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 $18,981 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,558. That means that your net pay will be $14,423 per year, or $1,202 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 $25.88, hence, your net pay will only increase by $74.12.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $741 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,706 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 15,396
18.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,912
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,610
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,423
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,272
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,265
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,773
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,757
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,649
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,578
28.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,542
28.7%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,453
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,400
29.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,981
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,981
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,776
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,652
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,930
10.8%
5
Norway
CAD 16,826
11.4%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,570
12.7%
7
Russia
CAD 16,513
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,341
13.9%
9
Austria
CAD 16,138
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,849
16.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,470
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 15,280
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 15,246
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,643
22.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,517
23.5%
16
Poland
CAD 13,856
27.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,256
30.2%
18
Finland
CAD 13,144
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,907
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,686
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,944
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,104
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,952
10.7%
1
Canada
CAD 14,423
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,508
2.5%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 18,032
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,653
7.0%
3
Taiwan
CAD 17,301
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,705
12.0%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,605
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 16,287
14.2%
7
New Zealand
CAD 16,209
14.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 16,171
14.8%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,598
17.8%
10
Japan
CAD 15,418
18.8%
11
Singapore
CAD 15,186
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 15,039
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,681
22.7%
14
India
CAD 14,007
26.2%
15
China
CAD 13,448
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,384
8.4%
1
Guatemala
CAD 17,161
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 17,117
9.8%
3
Colombia
CAD 17,108
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,988
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,660
12.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,609
17.8%
7
Chile
CAD 15,557
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,098
20.5%
9
Peru
CAD 14,794
22.1%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,711
22.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,328
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,548
12.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,435
24.0%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,362
24.3%
3
Angola
CAD 14,050
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,002
26.2%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,992
26.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,819
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,310
29.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,084
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,747
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,674
33.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,080
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 18,032
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 18,032
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,463
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,463
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 17,083
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,893
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,485
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,621
23.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,499
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,484
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.