Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,146
Federal tax deduction
- $553
Provincial tax deduction
- $9.93
CPP deduction
- $93.82
EI deduction
- $81.31
Total tax
- $738
Net pay
* $4,408
Marginal tax rate
28.0%
Average tax rate
14.3%
85.7%
Net pay
14.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,408
Net pay
$208
Tax the employer pays
$738
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$945
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $208 to pay you $5,146. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.84 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.3% tax rate now rises to 17.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,146 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $738. That means that your net pay will be $4,408 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 4,498
12.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 4,418
14.1%
2
Ontario
CAD 4,408
14.3%
3
Nunavut
CAD 4,219
18.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 4,183
18.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 4,125
19.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 3,986
22.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 3,981
22.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 3,951
23.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 3,931
23.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 3,921
23.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 3,896
24.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 3,881
24.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 5,146
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 5,146
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 5,146
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 5,146
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 5,146
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 4,819
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 4,758
7.5%
7
Italy
CAD 4,673
9.2%
8
France
CAD 4,647
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 4,580
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 4,577
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 4,477
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 4,351
15.5%
13
Hungary
CAD 4,194
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 4,143
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 4,041
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 4,022
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 3,831
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 3,564
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 3,499
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 3,378
34.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 3,238
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,010
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 4,700
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,408
14.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,146
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,146
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,146
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,078
1.3%
4
Thailand
CAD 4,889
5.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 4,881
5.2%
6
Indonesia
CAD 4,723
8.2%
7
Taiwan
CAD 4,691
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 4,590
10.8%
9
Malaysia
CAD 4,539
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 4,534
11.9%
11
India
CAD 4,528
12.0%
12
China
CAD 4,336
15.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 4,310
16.2%
14
Japan
CAD 4,182
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,076
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 4,910
4.6%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,185
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 4,737
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 4,736
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 4,660
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 4,653
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 4,606
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 4,580
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 4,503
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,240
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,140
19.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,528
31.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,095
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 4,741
7.9%
2
Kenya
CAD 4,372
15.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,325
16.0%
4
Cameroon
CAD 4,323
16.0%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,180
18.8%
6
Zambia
CAD 4,066
21.0%
7
Ghana
CAD 4,013
22.0%
8
Angola
CAD 3,920
23.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 3,776
26.6%
10
Uganda
CAD 3,756
27.0%
11
Nigeria
CAD 3,673
28.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,146
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 4,889
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 4,889
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 4,734
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 4,734
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 4,580
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 4,469
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,123
19.9%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,059
21.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,261
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.