Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,143
Federal tax deduction
- $552
Provincial tax deduction
- $9.73
CPP deduction
- $93.65
EI deduction
- $81.26
Total tax
- $737
Net pay
* $4,406
Marginal tax rate
28.0%
Average tax rate
14.3%
85.7%
Net pay
14.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,406
Net pay
$207
Tax the employer pays
$737
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$944
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $207 to pay you $5,143. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.84 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 $5,143 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $737. That means that your net pay will be $4,406 per year, or $367 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 4,495
12.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 4,416
14.1%
2
Ontario
CAD 4,406
14.3%
3
Nunavut
CAD 4,217
18.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 4,180
18.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 4,123
19.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 3,984
22.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 3,979
22.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 3,949
23.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 3,929
23.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 3,919
23.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 3,894
24.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 3,879
24.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 5,143
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 5,143
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 5,143
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 5,143
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 5,143
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 4,816
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 4,755
7.5%
7
Italy
CAD 4,670
9.2%
8
France
CAD 4,644
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 4,577
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 4,575
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 4,474
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 4,349
15.4%
13
Hungary
CAD 4,192
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 4,140
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 4,038
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 4,019
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 3,829
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 3,562
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 3,497
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 3,376
34.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 3,236
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,009
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 4,698
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,406
14.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,143
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,143
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,143
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,075
1.3%
4
Thailand
CAD 4,886
5.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 4,878
5.2%
6
Indonesia
CAD 4,720
8.2%
7
Taiwan
CAD 4,688
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 4,587
10.8%
9
Malaysia
CAD 4,536
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 4,532
11.9%
11
India
CAD 4,526
12.0%
12
China
CAD 4,336
15.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 4,308
16.2%
14
Japan
CAD 4,179
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,073
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 4,908
4.6%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,182
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 4,734
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 4,733
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 4,657
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 4,650
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 4,603
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 4,577
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 4,500
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,238
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,138
19.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,526
31.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,092
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 4,738
7.9%
2
Kenya
CAD 4,370
15.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,323
16.0%
4
Cameroon
CAD 4,320
16.0%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,178
18.8%
6
Zambia
CAD 4,065
21.0%
7
Ghana
CAD 4,011
22.0%
8
Angola
CAD 3,918
23.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 3,774
26.6%
10
Uganda
CAD 3,754
27.0%
11
Nigeria
CAD 3,671
28.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,143
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 4,886
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 4,886
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 4,732
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 4,732
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 4,577
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 4,467
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,121
19.9%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,056
21.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,259
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.