Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$7,488
Federal tax deduction
- $878
Provincial tax deduction
- $286
CPP deduction
- $227
EI deduction
- $118
Total tax
- $1,510
Net pay
* $5,978
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
20.2%
79.8%
Net pay
20.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,978
Net pay
$393
Tax the employer pays
$1,510
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,903
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $393 to pay you $7,488. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.2% tax rate now rises to 24.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $7,488 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $1,510. That means that your net pay will be $5,978 per year, or $498 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.2% 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 6,386
14.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 6,264
16.3%
2
Ontario
CAD 6,057
19.1%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,978
20.2%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,889
21.3%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,843
22.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 5,643
24.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 5,636
24.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 5,593
25.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,564
25.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 5,550
25.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 5,514
26.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 5,493
26.6%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,839
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 6,057
19.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 7,335
2.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 6,693
10.6%
2
Cameroon
CAD 6,135
18.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 6,077
18.8%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,993
20.0%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,983
20.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 5,673
24.2%
7
Angola
CAD 5,647
24.6%
8
Zambia
CAD 5,390
28.0%
9
Senegal
CAD 5,285
29.4%
10
Uganda
CAD 5,277
29.5%
11
Nigeria
CAD 5,266
29.7%
12
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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.