Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$10,042
Federal tax deduction
- $1,234
Provincial tax deduction
- $446
CPP deduction
- $373
EI deduction
- $159
Total tax
- $2,211
Net pay
* $7,831
Marginal tax rate
29.4%
Average tax rate
22.0%
78.0%
Net pay
22.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$7,831
Net pay
$595
Tax the employer pays
$2,211
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2,806
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $595 to pay you $10,042. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.79 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22% tax rate now rises to 26.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $10,042 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,211. That means that your net pay will be $7,831 per year, or $653 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.0% and your marginal tax rate is 29.4%. 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 $29.44, hence, your net pay will only increase by $70.56.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $706 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,528 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 9,172
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 7,831
22.0%
2
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.