Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$11,951
Federal tax deduction
- $1,499
Provincial tax deduction
- $570
CPP deduction
- $482
EI deduction
- $189
Total tax
- $2,739
Net pay
* $9,212
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
22.9%
77.1%
Net pay
22.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$9,212
Net pay
$746
Tax the employer pays
$2,739
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$3,485
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $746 to pay you $11,951. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.92 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 $11,951 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,739. That means that your net pay will be $9,212 per year, or $768 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 9,984
16.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 9,702
18.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 9,330
21.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 9,212
22.9%
4
Yukon
CAD 9,142
23.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 9,116
23.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 8,800
26.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 8,790
26.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 8,721
27.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 8,676
27.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 8,653
27.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 8,597
28.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 8,563
28.3%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 10,867
9.1%
1
Canada
CAD 9,212
22.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 11,951
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 11,951
0.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 11,311
5.4%
3
Pakistan
CAD 11,119
7.0%
4
Taiwan
CAD 10,893
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CAD 10,547
11.8%
6
South Korea
CAD 10,535
11.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 10,507
12.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 10,375
13.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 10,367
13.3%
10
Japan
CAD 9,711
18.7%
11
Vietnam
CAD 9,587
19.8%
12
Singapore
CAD 9,563
20.0%
13
India
CAD 9,537
20.2%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 9,465
20.8%
15
China
CAD 8,544
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 11,001
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 10,995
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 10,822
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 10,805
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 10,696
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 10,636
11.0%
6
Peru
CAD 10,457
12.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 10,276
14.0%
8
Brazil
CAD 10,165
15.0%
9
Chile
CAD 9,848
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 9,549
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 7,758
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 11,353
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 11,353
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 10,995
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 10,995
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 10,756
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 10,636
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 10,379
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 9,348
21.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 9,227
22.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 7,080
40.8%
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.