Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$155,750
Federal tax deduction
- $31,427
Provincial tax deduction
- $18,451
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $54,331
Net pay
* $101,419
Marginal tax rate
46.3%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$101,419
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$54,331
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$59,164
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $155,750. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.80 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 36.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $155,750 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $54,331. That means that your net pay will be $101,419 per year, or $8,452 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% and your marginal tax rate is 46.3%. 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 $46.28, hence, your net pay will only increase by $53.72.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $537 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $2,686 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 110,310
29.2%
1
Canada
CAD 101,419
34.9%
2
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.