Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$11,850
Federal tax deduction
- $1,485
Provincial tax deduction
- $565
CPP deduction
- $476
EI deduction
- $187
Total tax
- $2,713
Net pay
* $9,137
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
22.9%
77.1%
Net pay
22.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$9,137
Net pay
$738
Tax the employer pays
$2,713
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$3,451
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $738 to pay you $11,850. 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 $11,850 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,713. That means that your net pay will be $9,137 per year, or $761 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 9,902
16.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 9,627
18.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 9,254
21.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 9,137
22.9%
4
Yukon
CAD 9,068
23.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 9,042
23.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 8,729
26.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 8,719
26.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 8,650
27.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 8,606
27.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 8,583
27.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 8,527
28.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 8,494
28.3%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 10,779
9.0%
1
Canada
CAD 9,137
22.9%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 11,257
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 11,258
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 10,902
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 10,902
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 10,665
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 10,546
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 10,292
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 9,270
21.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 9,151
22.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 7,030
40.7%
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.