Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$12,689
Federal tax deduction
- $1,602
Provincial tax deduction
- $604
CPP deduction
- $524
EI deduction
- $200
Total tax
- $2,930
Net pay
* $9,759
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
23.1%
76.9%
Net pay
23.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$9,759
Net pay
$804
Tax the employer pays
$2,930
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$3,735
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $804 to pay you $12,689. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.94 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.1% tax rate now rises to 27.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $12,689 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,930. That means that your net pay will be $9,759 per year, or $813 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.1% 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 10,579
16.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 10,249
19.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 9,884
22.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 9,759
23.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 9,680
23.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 9,657
23.9%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 9,322
26.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 9,311
26.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 9,238
27.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 9,191
27.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 9,167
27.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 9,107
28.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 9,071
28.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 11,516
9.3%
1
Canada
CAD 9,759
23.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 12,689
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 12,689
0.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 11,993
5.5%
3
Pakistan
CAD 11,717
7.7%
4
Taiwan
CAD 11,566
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CAD 11,199
11.7%
6
South Korea
CAD 11,180
11.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 11,106
12.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 10,983
13.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 10,920
13.9%
10
Japan
CAD 10,311
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 10,153
20.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 10,149
20.0%
13
Kazakhstan
CAD 10,050
20.8%
14
India
CAD 10,032
20.9%
15
China
CAD 9,059
28.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 11,681
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 11,674
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 11,490
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 11,472
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 11,357
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 11,293
11.0%
6
Peru
CAD 11,103
12.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 10,836
14.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 10,679
15.8%
9
Chile
CAD 10,456
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 10,139
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 8,238
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 12,055
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 12,055
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 11,674
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 11,674
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 11,420
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 11,293
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 11,020
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 9,902
22.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 9,780
22.9%
9
Turkey
CAD 7,451
41.3%
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.