Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$1,000
EI deduction
- $15.80
Total tax
- $15.80
Net pay
* $984
Marginal tax rate
11.8%
Average tax rate
1.6%
98.4%
Net pay
1.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$984
Net pay
$22.12
Tax the employer pays
$15.80
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$37.92
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $22.12 to pay you $1,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $0.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $1,000 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $15.80. That means that your net pay will be $984 per year, or $82.02 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.6% and your marginal tax rate is 11.8%. 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 $11.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by $88.20.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $882 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,410 of net incomes.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 1,000
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 1,000
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 1,000
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 1,000
0.0%
4
Sweden
CAD 1,000
0.0%
5
Norway
CAD 1,000
0.0%
6
Spain
CAD 937
6.4%
7
Italy
CAD 908
9.2%
8
France
CAD 903
9.7%
9
Switzerland
CAD 894
10.6%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 890
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CAD 889
11.1%
12
Russia
CAD 870
13.0%
13
Hungary
CAD 815
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 805
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 785
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 782
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 744
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 693
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 680
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CAD 629
37.1%
21
Denmark
CAD 588
41.2%
22
Romania
CAD 585
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 984
1.6%
1
USA
CAD 913
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 1,000
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 1,000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 1,000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 985
1.5%
4
Thailand
CAD 950
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CAD 912
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CAD 911
8.9%
7
Philippines
CAD 906
9.4%
8
South Korea
CAD 893
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CAD 881
11.9%
10
India
CAD 880
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 876
12.4%
12
China
CAD 868
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 850
15.0%
14
Japan
CAD 813
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 792
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 976
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 925
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 921
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 920
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 905
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 904
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 895
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 890
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 875
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 830
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 824
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 819
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 990
1.0%
1
Uganda
CAD 946
5.4%
2
Zambia
CAD 940
6.0%
3
Morocco
CAD 933
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 925
7.5%
5
Senegal
CAD 908
9.2%
6
Kenya
CAD 872
12.8%
7
Ghana
CAD 869
13.1%
8
Mozambique
CAD 854
14.6%
9
Cameroon
CAD 844
15.6%
10
Angola
CAD 795
20.5%
11
Nigeria
CAD 789
21.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 1,000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 950
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 950
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 920
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 920
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 890
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CAD 883
11.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 874
12.6%
8
Israel
CAD 868
13.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 842
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.