Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$4,788
Federal tax deduction
- $503
CPP deduction
- $73.42
EI deduction
- $75.65
Total tax
- $652
Net pay
* $4,136
Marginal tax rate
21.2%
Average tax rate
13.6%
86.4%
Net pay
13.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,136
Net pay
$179
Tax the employer pays
$652
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$831
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $179 to pay you $4,788. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.74 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.6% tax rate now rises to 16.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $4,788 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $652. That means that your net pay will be $4,136 per year, or $345 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.6% 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 $21.19, hence, your net pay will only increase by $78.81.
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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 4,209
12.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 4,136
13.6%
2
Ontario
CAD 4,136
13.6%
3
Nunavut
CAD 3,951
17.5%
4
Yukon
CAD 3,922
18.1%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 3,862
19.3%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 3,733
22.0%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 3,728
22.1%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 3,700
22.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 3,682
23.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 3,672
23.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 3,649
23.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 3,635
24.1%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 4,373
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,136
13.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 4,788
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 4,788
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 4,788
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 4,729
1.2%
4
Thailand
CAD 4,549
5.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 4,530
5.4%
6
Indonesia
CAD 4,402
8.1%
7
Taiwan
CAD 4,364
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 4,275
10.7%
9
Malaysia
CAD 4,222
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 4,219
11.9%
11
India
CAD 4,213
12.0%
12
China
CAD 4,157
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 4,022
16.0%
14
Japan
CAD 3,891
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 3,792
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 4,611
3.7%
1
Colombia
CAD 4,855
7.3%
2
Brazil
CAD 4,410
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 4,407
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 4,336
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 4,329
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 4,285
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 4,261
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 4,190
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 3,945
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 3,883
18.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,645
23.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 4,788
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 4,549
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 4,549
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 4,405
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 4,405
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 4,261
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 4,158
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 3,855
19.5%
8
Egypt
CAD 3,772
21.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,053
36.3%
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.