Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$12,071
Federal tax deduction
- $1,516
Provincial tax deduction
- $575
CPP deduction
- $489
EI deduction
- $191
Total tax
- $2,770
Net pay
* $9,301
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
22.9%
77.1%
Net pay
22.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$9,301
Net pay
$756
Tax the employer pays
$2,770
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$3,526
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $756 to pay you $12,071. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.92 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.9% tax rate now rises to 27.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $12,071 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,770. That means that your net pay will be $9,301 per year, or $775 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.0% 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 10,080
16.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 9,791
18.9%
2
Nunavut
CAD 9,420
22.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 9,301
22.9%
4
Yukon
CAD 9,229
23.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 9,204
23.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 8,885
26.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 8,875
26.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 8,805
27.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 8,760
27.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 8,737
27.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 8,680
28.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 8,646
28.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 12,071
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 12,071
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 11,304
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 11,212
7.1%
4
Norway
CAD 11,111
8.0%
5
Italy
CAD 11,070
8.3%
6
France
CAD 10,900
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
CAD 10,713
11.3%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 10,712
11.3%
9
Russia
CAD 10,502
13.0%
10
Austria
CAD 10,263
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 9,838
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 9,717
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 9,696
19.7%
14
Sweden
CAD 9,501
21.3%
15
Greece
CAD 9,434
21.9%
16
Poland
CAD 9,428
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 8,864
26.6%
18
Finland
CAD 8,359
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 8,208
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 8,037
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 7,596
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 7,062
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 10,973
9.1%
1
Canada
CAD 9,301
23.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 12,071
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 12,071
0.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 11,425
5.4%
3
Pakistan
CAD 11,216
7.1%
4
Taiwan
CAD 11,003
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CAD 10,653
11.8%
6
South Korea
CAD 10,640
11.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 10,604
12.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 10,474
13.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 10,457
13.4%
10
Japan
CAD 9,809
18.7%
11
Vietnam
CAD 9,679
19.8%
12
Singapore
CAD 9,659
20.0%
13
India
CAD 9,617
20.3%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 9,560
20.8%
15
China
CAD 8,628
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 11,111
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 11,105
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 10,930
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 10,914
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 10,804
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 10,743
11.0%
6
Peru
CAD 10,562
12.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 10,367
14.1%
8
Brazil
CAD 10,249
15.1%
9
Chile
CAD 9,947
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 9,645
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 7,836
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 11,047
8.5%
1
Morocco
CAD 9,898
18.0%
2
Mozambique
CAD 9,459
21.6%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 9,302
22.9%
4
Cameroon
CAD 9,262
23.3%
5
Kenya
CAD 9,169
24.0%
6
Angola
CAD 9,005
25.4%
7
Ghana
CAD 8,921
26.1%
8
Nigeria
CAD 8,384
30.6%
9
Uganda
CAD 8,256
31.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 8,213
32.0%
11
Zambia
CAD 7,979
33.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 11,467
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 11,467
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 11,105
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 11,105
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 10,864
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 10,743
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 10,484
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 9,438
21.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 9,317
22.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 7,141
40.9%
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.