Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,980
Federal tax deduction
- $669
Provincial tax deduction
- $620
CPP deduction
- $141
EI deduction
- $94.48
Total tax
- $1,525
Net pay
* $4,455
Marginal tax rate
31.2%
Average tax rate
25.5%
74.5%
Net pay
25.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,455
Net pay
$274
Tax the employer pays
$1,525
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,798
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $274 to pay you $5,980. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.01 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.5% tax rate now rises to 28.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,980 a year living in the region of Manitoba, Canada, you will be taxed $1,525. That means that your net pay will be $4,455 per year, or $371 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.5% and your marginal tax rate is 31.2%. 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 $31.20, hence, your net pay will only increase by $68.80.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $688 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,440 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 5,170
13.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,076
15.1%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,009
16.2%
3
Nunavut
CAD 4,846
19.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 4,790
19.9%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 4,737
20.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 4,576
23.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 4,571
23.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 4,536
24.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 4,513
24.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,501
24.7%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,472
25.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,455
25.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 5,980
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 5,980
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 5,980
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 5,980
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 5,980
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 5,600
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 5,535
7.4%
7
Italy
CAD 5,430
9.2%
8
France
CAD 5,400
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 5,322
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 5,319
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,203
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 4,933
17.5%
13
Hungary
CAD 4,874
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 4,814
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 4,696
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 4,673
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 4,452
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,141
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,066
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 3,939
34.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 3,763
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,498
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,462
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,009
16.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,980
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,980
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,980
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,877
1.7%
4
Philippines
CAD 5,703
4.6%
5
Thailand
CAD 5,677
5.1%
6
Indonesia
CAD 5,452
8.8%
7
Taiwan
CAD 5,451
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,321
11.0%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,274
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,269
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,262
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 4,982
16.7%
13
Japan
CAD 4,859
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,736
20.8%
15
China
CAD 4,495
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 5,595
6.4%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,952
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 5,505
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 5,481
8.3%
4
Ecuador
CAD 5,415
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 5,407
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 5,352
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,322
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,233
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,928
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,778
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,978
33.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,920
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 5,441
9.0%
2
Cameroon
CAD 4,983
16.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,983
16.7%
4
Kenya
CAD 4,945
17.3%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,822
19.4%
6
Ghana
CAD 4,604
23.0%
7
Zambia
CAD 4,538
24.1%
8
Angola
CAD 4,535
24.2%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,313
27.9%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,297
28.2%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,241
29.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,980
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 5,681
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 5,681
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,502
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,502
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,322
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,194
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,749
20.6%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,724
21.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,747
37.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Manitoba 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.