Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$2,231
Federal tax deduction
- $136
EI deduction
- $35.25
Total tax
- $172
Net pay
* $2,059
Marginal tax rate
16.4%
Average tax rate
7.7%
92.3%
Net pay
7.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$2,059
Net pay
$49.35
Tax the employer pays
$172
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$221
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $49.35 to pay you $2,231. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $0.99 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.7% tax rate now rises to 9.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $2,231 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $172. That means that your net pay will be $2,059 per year, or $172 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.7% and your marginal tax rate is 16.4%. 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 $16.35, hence, your net pay will only increase by $83.65.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $837 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,183 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Yukon
CAD 2,001
10.3%
1
Nunavut
CAD 1,972
11.6%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 1,930
13.5%
3
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 1,868
16.3%
4
Nova Scotia
CAD 1,866
16.3%
5
New Brunswick
CAD 1,853
16.9%
6
Prince Edward Island
CAD 1,844
17.3%
7
Alberta
CAD 1,840
17.5%
8
Saskatchewan
CAD 1,829
18.0%
9
Manitoba
CAD 1,822
18.3%
10
Quebec
CAD 2,080
6.8%
11
British Columbia
CAD 2,059
7.7%
12
Ontario
CAD 2,059
7.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 2,231
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 2,231
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 2,231
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 2,231
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 2,231
0.0%
5
Sweden
CAD 2,220
0.5%
6
Spain
CAD 2,089
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CAD 2,041
8.5%
8
Italy
CAD 2,026
9.2%
9
France
CAD 2,015
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 1,986
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CAD 1,984
11.1%
12
Russia
CAD 1,941
13.0%
13
Hungary
CAD 1,818
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 1,796
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 1,752
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 1,744
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 1,661
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 1,545
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 1,517
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 1,417
36.5%
21
Netherlands
CAD 1,404
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 1,305
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 2,059
7.7%
1
USA
CAD 2,038
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 2,231
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 2,231
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 2,231
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 2,216
0.7%
4
Thailand
CAD 2,119
5.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 2,084
6.6%
6
Indonesia
CAD 2,046
8.3%
7
Taiwan
CAD 2,034
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 1,993
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CAD 1,966
11.9%
10
India
CAD 1,963
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 1,962
12.0%
12
China
CAD 1,937
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 1,897
15.0%
14
Japan
CAD 1,813
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 1,767
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 2,178
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 2,064
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 2,054
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 2,053
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 2,020
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 2,017
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 1,997
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 1,986
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 1,952
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 1,852
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 1,838
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 1,827
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 2,209
1.0%
1
Zambia
CAD 2,097
6.0%
2
Morocco
CAD 2,081
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 1,974
11.5%
4
Kenya
CAD 1,949
12.7%
5
Uganda
CAD 1,886
15.5%
6
Cameroon
CAD 1,882
15.6%
7
Senegal
CAD 1,869
16.2%
8
Mozambique
CAD 1,864
16.5%
9
Ghana
CAD 1,829
18.0%
10
Angola
CAD 1,744
21.8%
11
Nigeria
CAD 1,671
25.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 2,231
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 2,119
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 2,119
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 2,053
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 2,053
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 1,986
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 1,938
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 1,886
15.5%
8
Turkey
CAD 1,833
17.9%
9
Egypt
CAD 1,812
18.8%
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.