Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,115
Federal tax deduction
- $548
Provincial tax deduction
- $7.82
CPP deduction
- $92.06
EI deduction
- $80.82
Total tax
- $729
Net pay
* $4,386
Marginal tax rate
28.0%
Average tax rate
14.3%
85.7%
Net pay
14.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,386
Net pay
$205
Tax the employer pays
$729
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$934
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $205 to pay you $5,115. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.83 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.3% tax rate now rises to 17.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,115 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $729. That means that your net pay will be $4,386 per year, or $366 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.3% and your marginal tax rate is 28.0%. 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 $27.99, hence, your net pay will only increase by $72.01.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $720 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,601 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 4,473
12.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 4,394
14.1%
2
Ontario
CAD 4,386
14.3%
3
Nunavut
CAD 4,196
18.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 4,160
18.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 4,102
19.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 3,964
22.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 3,959
22.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 3,929
23.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 3,910
23.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 3,900
23.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 3,875
24.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 3,860
24.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 4,672
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,386
14.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,115
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,115
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,115
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,047
1.3%
4
Thailand
CAD 4,859
5.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 4,851
5.2%
6
Indonesia
CAD 4,696
8.2%
7
Taiwan
CAD 4,662
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 4,562
10.8%
9
Malaysia
CAD 4,511
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 4,507
11.9%
11
India
CAD 4,501
12.0%
12
China
CAD 4,331
15.3%
13
Vietnam
CAD 4,285
16.2%
14
Japan
CAD 4,156
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,051
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 4,884
4.5%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,156
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 4,708
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 4,708
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 4,632
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 4,625
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 4,578
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 4,552
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 4,476
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,215
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,118
19.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,511
31.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,064
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 4,715
7.8%
2
Kenya
CAD 4,351
14.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,301
15.9%
4
Cameroon
CAD 4,298
16.0%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,156
18.7%
6
Zambia
CAD 4,049
20.8%
7
Ghana
CAD 3,991
22.0%
8
Angola
CAD 3,897
23.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 3,756
26.6%
10
Uganda
CAD 3,735
27.0%
11
Nigeria
CAD 3,652
28.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,115
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 4,859
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 4,859
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 4,706
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 4,706
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 4,552
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 4,442
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,100
19.9%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,034
21.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,243
36.6%
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.