Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$11,800
Federal tax deduction
- $1,478
Provincial tax deduction
- $563
CPP deduction
- $473
EI deduction
- $186
Total tax
- $2,700
Net pay
* $9,100
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
22.9%
77.1%
Net pay
22.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$9,100
Net pay
$734
Tax the employer pays
$2,700
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$3,434
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $734 to pay you $11,800. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.91 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.9% tax rate now rises to 27.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $11,800 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,700. That means that your net pay will be $9,100 per year, or $758 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.9% and your marginal tax rate is 25.9%. 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 $25.87, hence, your net pay will only increase by $74.13.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $741 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,707 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 9,862
16.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 9,590
18.7%
2
Nunavut
CAD 9,217
21.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 9,100
22.9%
4
Yukon
CAD 9,032
23.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 9,005
23.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 8,693
26.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 8,683
26.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 8,615
27.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 8,571
27.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 8,548
27.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 8,493
28.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 8,459
28.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 11,800
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 11,800
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 11,051
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 10,960
7.1%
4
Norway
CAD 10,903
7.6%
5
Italy
CAD 10,716
9.2%
6
France
CAD 10,655
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
CAD 10,502
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 10,475
11.2%
9
Russia
CAD 10,266
13.0%
10
Austria
CAD 10,033
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 9,617
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 9,499
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 9,478
19.7%
14
Sweden
CAD 9,297
21.2%
15
Poland
CAD 9,232
21.8%
16
Greece
CAD 9,222
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 8,685
26.4%
18
Finland
CAD 8,172
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 8,024
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 7,854
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 7,425
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 6,903
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 10,735
9.0%
1
Canada
CAD 9,100
22.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 11,800
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 11,800
0.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 11,168
5.4%
3
Pakistan
CAD 10,987
6.9%
4
Taiwan
CAD 10,756
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CAD 10,414
11.8%
6
South Korea
CAD 10,403
11.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 10,385
12.0%
8
Philippines
CAD 10,254
13.1%
9
Indonesia
CAD 10,250
13.1%
10
Japan
CAD 9,589
18.7%
11
Vietnam
CAD 9,473
19.7%
12
Singapore
CAD 9,443
20.0%
13
India
CAD 9,435
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 9,346
20.8%
15
China
CAD 8,439
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 10,862
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 10,856
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 10,685
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 10,669
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 10,561
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 10,502
11.0%
6
Peru
CAD 10,325
12.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 10,161
13.9%
8
Brazil
CAD 10,059
14.8%
9
Chile
CAD 9,723
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 9,428
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 7,660
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 10,827
8.2%
1
Morocco
CAD 9,720
17.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 9,264
21.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 9,115
22.8%
4
Cameroon
CAD 9,090
23.0%
5
Kenya
CAD 8,982
23.9%
6
Angola
CAD 8,807
25.4%
7
Ghana
CAD 8,729
26.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 8,199
30.5%
9
Uganda
CAD 8,080
31.5%
10
Senegal
CAD 8,037
31.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 7,826
33.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 11,210
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 11,210
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 10,856
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 10,856
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 10,620
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 10,502
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 10,248
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 9,231
21.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 9,114
22.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 7,004
40.6%
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.