Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$1,223
Federal tax deduction
- $22.79
EI deduction
- $19.32
Total tax
- $42.12
Net pay
* $1,181
Marginal tax rate
11.8%
Average tax rate
3.4%
96.6%
Net pay
3.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$1,181
Net pay
$27.05
Tax the employer pays
$42.12
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$69.17
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $27.05 to pay you $1,223. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $0.57 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.4% tax rate now rises to 5.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $1,223 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $42.12. That means that your net pay will be $1,181 per year, or $98.41 per month. Your average tax rate is 3.4% and your marginal tax rate is 11.8%. 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 $11.80, hence, your net pay will only increase by $88.20.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $882 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,410 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 1,076
12.0%
1
Nova Scotia
CAD 1,075
12.1%
2
New Brunswick
CAD 1,068
12.7%
3
Prince Edward Island
CAD 1,063
13.1%
4
Alberta
CAD 1,061
13.3%
5
Saskatchewan
CAD 1,055
13.8%
6
Manitoba
CAD 1,051
14.1%
7
Quebec
CAD 1,183
3.2%
8
British Columbia
CAD 1,181
3.4%
9
Ontario
CAD 1,181
3.4%
10
Yukon
CAD 1,171
4.2%
11
Nunavut
CAD 1,133
7.4%
12
Northwest Territories
CAD 1,110
9.3%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 1,181
3.4%
1
USA
CAD 1,117
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 1,223
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 1,223
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 1,223
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 1,208
1.2%
4
Thailand
CAD 1,162
5.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 1,118
8.6%
6
Indonesia
CAD 1,117
8.6%
7
Taiwan
CAD 1,115
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 1,092
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CAD 1,078
11.9%
10
India
CAD 1,076
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 1,072
12.3%
12
China
CAD 1,062
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 1,040
15.0%
14
Japan
CAD 994
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 969
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 1,211
1.0%
1
Zambia
CAD 1,150
6.0%
2
Uganda
CAD 1,142
6.6%
3
Morocco
CAD 1,141
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 1,117
8.7%
5
Senegal
CAD 1,087
11.1%
6
Kenya
CAD 1,067
12.7%
7
Ghana
CAD 1,043
14.7%
8
Mozambique
CAD 1,037
15.2%
9
Cameroon
CAD 1,032
15.6%
10
Angola
CAD 968
20.8%
11
Nigeria
CAD 953
22.1%
12
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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.