Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$988
Provincial tax deduction
- $38.90
EI deduction
- $15.61
Total tax
- $54.51
Net pay
* $933
Marginal tax rate
14.5%
Average tax rate
5.5%
94.5%
Net pay
5.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$933
Net pay
$21.85
Tax the employer pays
$54.51
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$76.36
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $21.85 to pay you $988. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $0.77 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.5% tax rate now rises to 7.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $988 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $54.51. That means that your net pay will be $933 per year, or $77.79 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.5% and your marginal tax rate is 14.5%. 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 $14.51, hence, your net pay will only increase by $85.49.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $855 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,275 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
British Columbia
CAD 972
1.6%
1
Ontario
CAD 972
1.6%
2
Yukon
CAD 972
1.6%
3
Quebec
CAD 971
1.7%
4
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 888
10.1%
5
Nova Scotia
CAD 887
10.2%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 881
10.8%
7
Prince Edward Island
CAD 877
11.2%
8
Alberta
CAD 875
11.4%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 870
11.9%
10
Manitoba
CAD 867
12.2%
11
Nunavut
CAD 933
5.5%
12
Northwest Territories
CAD 915
7.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 988
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 988
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 988
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 988
0.0%
4
Sweden
CAD 988
0.0%
5
Norway
CAD 988
0.0%
6
Spain
CAD 925
6.4%
7
Italy
CAD 897
9.2%
8
France
CAD 892
9.7%
9
Switzerland
CAD 883
10.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 879
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CAD 879
11.1%
12
Russia
CAD 860
13.0%
13
Hungary
CAD 805
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 795
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 776
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 772
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 736
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 684
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 672
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CAD 621
37.1%
21
Denmark
CAD 580
41.3%
22
Romania
CAD 578
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 972
1.6%
1
USA
CAD 902
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 988
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 988
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 988
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 973
1.5%
4
Thailand
CAD 939
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CAD 901
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CAD 901
8.9%
7
Philippines
CAD 895
9.4%
8
South Korea
CAD 882
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CAD 871
11.9%
10
India
CAD 869
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 865
12.4%
12
China
CAD 858
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 840
15.0%
14
Japan
CAD 803
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 782
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 965
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 914
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 909
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 909
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 895
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 893
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 884
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 879
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 864
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 820
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 814
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 809
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 978
1.0%
1
Uganda
CAD 935
5.4%
2
Zambia
CAD 929
6.0%
3
Morocco
CAD 921
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 914
7.5%
5
Senegal
CAD 899
9.1%
6
Kenya
CAD 861
12.8%
7
Ghana
CAD 860
13.0%
8
Mozambique
CAD 843
14.6%
9
Cameroon
CAD 834
15.6%
10
Angola
CAD 786
20.5%
11
Nigeria
CAD 780
21.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 988
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 939
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 939
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 909
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 909
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 879
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CAD 872
11.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 864
12.6%
8
Israel
CAD 858
13.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 832
15.8%
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.