Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$1,066
Federal tax deduction
- $6.75
Provincial tax deduction
- $92.22
EI deduction
- $16.84
Total tax
- $116
Net pay
* $950
Marginal tax rate
20.5%
Average tax rate
10.9%
89.1%
Net pay
10.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$950
Net pay
$23.58
Tax the employer pays
$116
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$139
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $23.58 to pay you $1,066. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.31 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.9% tax rate now rises to 12.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $1,066 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $116. That means that your net pay will be $950 per year, or $79.18 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.9% and your marginal tax rate is 20.5%. 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 $20.45, hence, your net pay will only increase by $79.55.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $796 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,978 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 951
10.8%
1
Nova Scotia
CAD 950
10.9%
2
New Brunswick
CAD 944
11.5%
3
Prince Edward Island
CAD 940
11.9%
4
Alberta
CAD 938
12.1%
5
Saskatchewan
CAD 932
12.5%
6
Manitoba
CAD 929
12.8%
7
British Columbia
CAD 1,042
2.2%
8
Ontario
CAD 1,042
2.2%
9
Quebec
CAD 1,042
2.2%
10
Yukon
CAD 1,040
2.5%
11
Nunavut
CAD 1,000
6.2%
12
Northwest Territories
CAD 981
8.0%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 1,042
2.2%
1
USA
CAD 974
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 1,066
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 1,066
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 1,066
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 1,051
1.4%
4
Thailand
CAD 1,013
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CAD 973
8.7%
6
Taiwan
CAD 972
8.9%
7
Philippines
CAD 969
9.1%
8
South Korea
CAD 952
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CAD 939
11.9%
10
India
CAD 938
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 934
12.4%
12
China
CAD 925
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 906
15.0%
14
Japan
CAD 866
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 844
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 1,041
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 986
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 981
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 981
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 965
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 964
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 954
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 949
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 933
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 885
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 878
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 873
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 1,055
1.0%
1
Uganda
CAD 1,007
5.5%
2
Zambia
CAD 1,002
6.0%
3
Morocco
CAD 994
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 983
7.8%
5
Senegal
CAD 961
9.8%
6
Kenya
CAD 930
12.8%
7
Ghana
CAD 920
13.7%
8
Mozambique
CAD 908
14.8%
9
Cameroon
CAD 899
15.6%
10
Angola
CAD 846
20.6%
11
Nigeria
CAD 838
21.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 1,066
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 1,013
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 1,013
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 981
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 981
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 949
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CAD 938
12.0%
7
Egypt
CAD 928
12.9%
8
Israel
CAD 926
13.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 898
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nova Scotia 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.