Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$1
EI deduction
- $0.02
Total tax
- $0.02
Net pay
* $0.98
Marginal tax rate
1.6%
Average tax rate
2.0%
98.0%
Net pay
2.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$0.98
Net pay
$0.03
Tax the employer pays
$0.02
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$0.05
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $0.03 to pay you $1. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $0.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2% tax rate now rises to 4.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $1 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $0.02. That means that your net pay will be $0.98 per year, or $0.08 per month. Your average tax rate is 2.0% and your marginal tax rate is 1.6%. 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 $1.58, hence, your net pay will only increase by $98.42.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $984 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,921 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 1
1.0%
1
New Brunswick
CAD 1
11.0%
2
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 1
11.0%
3
Nova Scotia
CAD 1
11.0%
4
Alberta
CAD 1
12.0%
5
Prince Edward Island
CAD 1
12.0%
6
Manitoba
CAD 1
13.0%
7
Saskatchewan
CAD 1
13.0%
8
British Columbia
CAD 1
2.0%
9
Ontario
CAD 1
2.0%
10
Yukon
CAD 1
2.0%
11
Nunavut
CAD 1
6.0%
12
Northwest Territories
CAD 1
8.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 1
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 1
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 1
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 1
0.0%
4
Netherlands
CAD 1
0.0%
5
Sweden
CAD 1
0.0%
6
Norway
CAD 1
0.0%
7
Switzerland
CAD 1
2,407.9%
8
Spain
CAD 1
6.0%
9
France
CAD 1
8.9%
10
Italy
CAD 1
8.9%
11
Luxembourg
CAD 1
10.5%
12
Czech Republic
CAD 1
11.0%
13
Russia
CAD 1
13.0%
14
Hungary
CAD 1
18.5%
15
Ukraine
CAD 1
19.5%
16
Poland
CAD 1
21.4%
17
Greece
CAD 1
22.1%
18
Portugal
CAD 1
25.4%
19
Finland
CAD 1
30.9%
20
Belgium
CAD 1
32.4%
21
Romania
CAD 1
43.8%
22
Denmark
CAD 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 1
2.0%
1
USA
CAD 1
8.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 1
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 1
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 1
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 1
1,505.3%
4
Thailand
CAD 1
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CAD 1
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CAD 1
8.9%
7
South Korea
CAD 1
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CAD 1
11.7%
9
India
CAD 1
12.0%
10
China
CAD 1
13.1%
11
Vietnam
CAD 1
15.0%
12
Japan
CAD 1
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
CAD 1
20.8%
14
Malaysia
CAD 0
56.6%
15
Philippines
CAD 0
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 1
2.4%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 1
6.9%
2
Brazil
CAD 1
7.5%
3
Colombia
CAD 1
8.0%
4
Guatemala
CAD 1
9.6%
5
Ecuador
CAD 1
9.7%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 1
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 1
11.1%
8
Peru
CAD 1
12.6%
9
Argentina
CAD 1
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 1
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 1
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 1
1.0%
1
Angola
CAD 1
3.0%
2
Morocco
CAD 1
6.7%
3
Cameroon
CAD 1
15.6%
4
Nigeria
CAD 1
16.3%
5
Kenya
CAD 1
4,541.0%
6
Uganda
CAD 1
5.0%
7
Ghana
CAD 1
5.5%
8
Zambia
CAD 1
6.0%
9
Ivory Coast
CAD 1
7.5%
10
Senegal
CAD 1
212.6%
11
Mozambique
CAD 1
937.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CAD 1
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CAD 1
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
CAD 1
4.9%
3
Qatar
CAD 1
5.0%
4
Lebanon
CAD 1
7.0%
5
Bahrain
CAD 1
7.4%
6
Oman
CAD 1
7.4%
7
Kuwait
CAD 1
9.1%
8
Israel
CAD 1
13.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 1
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Ontario 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.