Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,742
Federal tax deduction
- $635
Provincial tax deduction
- $221
CPP deduction
- $128
EI deduction
- $90.72
Total tax
- $1,075
Net pay
* $4,667
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
18.7%
81.3%
Net pay
18.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,667
Net pay
$255
Tax the employer pays
$1,075
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,330
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $255 to pay you $5,742. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.32 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.7% tax rate now rises to 22.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,742 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $1,075. That means that your net pay will be $4,667 per year, or $389 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.7% and your marginal tax rate is 24.9%. 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 $24.89, hence, your net pay will only increase by $75.11.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $751 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,756 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 4,978
13.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 4,888
14.9%
2
Ontario
CAD 4,838
15.8%
3
Nunavut
CAD 4,667
18.7%
4
Yukon
CAD 4,617
19.6%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 4,562
20.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 4,407
23.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 4,403
23.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 4,369
23.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 4,347
24.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,336
24.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,308
25.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,291
25.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 5,742
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 5,742
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 5,742
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 5,742
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 5,742
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 5,377
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 5,314
7.5%
7
Italy
CAD 5,214
9.2%
8
France
CAD 5,185
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 5,110
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 5,108
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 4,996
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 4,767
17.0%
13
Hungary
CAD 4,680
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 4,622
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 4,509
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 4,487
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 4,275
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 3,976
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 3,905
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 3,779
34.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 3,613
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,359
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,245
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,838
15.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,742
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,742
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,742
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,655
1.5%
4
Philippines
CAD 5,468
4.8%
5
Thailand
CAD 5,454
5.0%
6
Indonesia
CAD 5,246
8.7%
7
Taiwan
CAD 5,234
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,113
11.0%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,064
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,059
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,053
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 4,790
16.6%
13
Japan
CAD 4,666
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,548
20.8%
15
China
CAD 4,435
22.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 5,405
5.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,733
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 5,286
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 5,269
8.2%
4
Ecuador
CAD 5,199
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 5,191
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 5,139
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,110
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,024
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,731
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,588
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,850
33.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,685
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 5,241
8.7%
2
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,795
16.5%
3
Cameroon
CAD 4,795
16.5%
4
Kenya
CAD 4,781
16.7%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,639
19.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 4,436
22.8%
7
Zambia
CAD 4,403
23.3%
8
Angola
CAD 4,360
24.1%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,160
27.6%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,142
27.9%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,079
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,742
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 5,455
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 5,455
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,283
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,283
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,110
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 4,987
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,570
20.4%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,535
21.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,608
37.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nunavut 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.