Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$53
EI deduction
- $0.84
Total tax
- $0.84
Net pay
* $52.16
Marginal tax rate
1.6%
Average tax rate
1.6%
98.4%
Net pay
1.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$52.16
Net pay
$1.17
Tax the employer pays
$0.84
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2.01
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1.17 to pay you $53. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $0.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $53 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $0.84. That means that your net pay will be $52.16 per year, or $4.35 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.6% and your marginal tax rate is 1.6%. 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 $1.58, hence, your net pay will only increase by $98.42.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $984 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,921 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
British Columbia
CAD 52
1.6%
1
Ontario
CAD 52
1.6%
2
Yukon
CAD 52
1.6%
3
Quebec
CAD 52
1.7%
4
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 48
10.1%
5
Nova Scotia
CAD 48
10.2%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 47
10.8%
7
Prince Edward Island
CAD 47
11.2%
8
Alberta
CAD 47
11.4%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 47
11.9%
10
Manitoba
CAD 47
12.2%
11
Nunavut
CAD 50
5.5%
12
Northwest Territories
CAD 49
7.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 53
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 53
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 53
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 53
0.0%
4
Sweden
CAD 53
0.0%
5
Norway
CAD 53
0.0%
6
Spain
CAD 50
6.4%
7
Italy
CAD 48
9.2%
8
France
CAD 48
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 47
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 47
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 46
13.0%
12
Hungary
CAD 43
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CAD 43
19.5%
14
Poland
CAD 42
21.5%
15
Greece
CAD 41
21.8%
16
Portugal
CAD 39
25.6%
17
Finland
CAD 37
30.8%
18
Belgium
CAD 36
32.0%
19
Netherlands
CAD 33
38.5%
20
Romania
CAD 31
41.5%
21
Switzerland
CAD 11
78.6%
22
Denmark
CAD 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 52
1.6%
1
USA
CAD 48
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 53
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 53
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 53
0.0%
3
Thailand
CAD 50
5.0%
4
Indonesia
CAD 48
8.8%
5
Taiwan
CAD 48
8.9%
6
South Korea
CAD 47
10.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 47
11.9%
8
India
CAD 47
12.0%
9
China
CAD 46
13.2%
10
Vietnam
CAD 45
15.0%
11
Japan
CAD 43
18.7%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 42
20.8%
13
Malaysia
CAD 41
22.4%
14
Pakistan
CAD 38
28.4%
15
Philippines
CAD 22
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 52
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 49
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 49
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 49
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 48
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 48
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 47
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 47
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 46
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 44
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 44
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 43
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 52
1.0%
1
Angola
CAD 51
3.0%
2
Uganda
CAD 50
5.0%
3
Ghana
CAD 50
5.5%
4
Zambia
CAD 50
6.0%
5
Morocco
CAD 49
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 49
7.5%
7
Senegal
CAD 46
12.5%
8
Cameroon
CAD 45
15.6%
9
Nigeria
CAD 44
16.8%
10
Mozambique
CAD 34
35.1%
11
Kenya
CAD 8
85.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CAD 53
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CAD 53
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
CAD 50
5.0%
3
Qatar
CAD 50
5.0%
4
Lebanon
CAD 49
7.0%
5
Bahrain
CAD 49
8.0%
6
Oman
CAD 49
8.0%
7
Kuwait
CAD 47
11.0%
8
Israel
CAD 46
13.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 45
15.8%
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.