Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$8,081
Federal tax deduction
- $961
Provincial tax deduction
- $723
CPP deduction
- $261
EI deduction
- $128
Total tax
- $2,073
Net pay
* $6,008
Marginal tax rate
29.9%
Average tax rate
25.6%
74.4%
Net pay
25.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$6,008
Net pay
$440
Tax the employer pays
$2,073
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2,513
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $440 to pay you $8,081. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.11 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.6% tax rate now rises to 29.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $8,081 a year living in the region of New Brunswick, Canada, you will be taxed $2,073. That means that your net pay will be $6,008 per year, or $501 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.7% and your marginal tax rate is 29.9%. 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 $29.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by $70.10.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $701 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,505 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 6,864
15.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 6,731
16.7%
2
Ontario
CAD 6,469
20.0%
3
Nunavut
CAD 6,424
20.5%
4
Yukon
CAD 6,322
21.8%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 6,278
22.3%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 6,062
25.0%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 6,055
25.1%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 6,008
25.6%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,978
26.0%
10
Alberta
CAD 5,962
26.2%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 5,924
26.7%
12
Manitoba
CAD 5,901
27.0%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 7,381
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 6,469
20.0%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the New Brunswick 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.