Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$10,986
Federal tax deduction
- $1,365
Provincial tax deduction
- $524
CPP deduction
- $427
EI deduction
- $174
Total tax
- $2,489
Net pay
* $8,497
Marginal tax rate
26.4%
Average tax rate
22.7%
77.3%
Net pay
22.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$8,497
Net pay
$670
Tax the employer pays
$2,489
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$3,159
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $670 to pay you $10,986. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.88 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.7% tax rate now rises to 27.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $10,986 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,489. That means that your net pay will be $8,497 per year, or $708 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.7% and your marginal tax rate is 26.4%. 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 $26.37, hence, your net pay will only increase by $73.63.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $736 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,682 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 10,017
8.8%
1
Canada
CAD 8,497
22.7%
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.