Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$4,480
Federal tax deduction
- $460
CPP deduction
- $55.86
EI deduction
- $70.78
Total tax
- $587
Net pay
* $3,893
Marginal tax rate
21.2%
Average tax rate
13.1%
86.9%
Net pay
13.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$3,893
Net pay
$155
Tax the employer pays
$587
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$742
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $155 to pay you $4,480. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.66 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.1% tax rate now rises to 16.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $4,480 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $587. That means that your net pay will be $3,893 per year, or $324 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.1% and your marginal tax rate is 21.2%. 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 $21.18, hence, your net pay will only increase by $78.82.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $788 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,941 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 4,092
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 3,893
13.1%
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.