Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,948
Federal tax deduction
- $2,472
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,055
CPP deduction
- $881
EI deduction
- $299
Total tax
- $4,707
Net pay
* $14,241
Marginal tax rate
27.1%
Average tax rate
24.8%
75.2%
Net pay
24.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,241
Net pay
$1,300
Tax the employer pays
$4,707
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,007
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,300 to pay you $18,948. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.17 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.8% tax rate now rises to 29.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,948 a year living in the region of Yukon, Canada, you will be taxed $4,707. That means that your net pay will be $14,241 per year, or $1,187 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.8% and your marginal tax rate is 27.1%. 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 $27.12, hence, your net pay will only increase by $72.88.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $729 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,644 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 15,374
18.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,888
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,585
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,399
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,248
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,241
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,750
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,734
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,626
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,555
28.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,519
28.7%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,430
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,377
29.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,948
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,948
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,745
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,622
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,903
10.8%
5
Norway
CAD 16,800
11.3%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,544
12.7%
7
Russia
CAD 16,485
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,321
13.9%
9
Austria
CAD 16,110
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,825
16.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,443
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 15,253
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 15,220
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,621
22.8%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,494
23.5%
16
Poland
CAD 13,835
27.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,236
30.2%
18
Finland
CAD 13,121
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,885
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,663
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,923
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,085
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,927
10.7%
1
Canada
CAD 14,399
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,483
2.5%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 18,001
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,624
7.0%
3
Taiwan
CAD 17,271
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,680
12.0%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,577
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 16,261
14.2%
7
New Zealand
CAD 16,182
14.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 16,144
14.8%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,574
17.8%
10
Japan
CAD 15,392
18.8%
11
Singapore
CAD 15,160
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 15,013
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,657
22.6%
14
India
CAD 13,988
26.2%
15
China
CAD 13,425
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,356
8.4%
1
Guatemala
CAD 17,131
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 17,089
9.8%
3
Colombia
CAD 17,080
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,958
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,635
12.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,584
17.8%
7
Chile
CAD 15,531
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,074
20.4%
9
Peru
CAD 14,769
22.1%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,691
22.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,307
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,524
12.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,411
24.0%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,341
24.3%
3
Angola
CAD 14,026
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,980
26.2%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,969
26.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,795
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,291
29.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,062
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,726
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,654
33.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,060
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 18,001
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 18,001
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,432
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,432
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 17,053
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,864
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,456
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,596
23.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,475
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,463
44.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Yukon 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.