Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,331
Federal tax deduction
- $578
Provincial tax deduction
- $22.52
CPP deduction
- $104
EI deduction
- $84.23
Total tax
- $789
Net pay
* $4,542
Marginal tax rate
28.0%
Average tax rate
14.8%
85.2%
Net pay
14.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,542
Net pay
$222
Tax the employer pays
$789
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,012
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $222 to pay you $5,331. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.90 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.8% tax rate now rises to 18.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,331 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $789. That means that your net pay will be $4,542 per year, or $378 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.8% 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 $28, hence, your net pay will only increase by $72.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $720 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,600 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 4,647
12.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 4,564
14.4%
2
Ontario
CAD 4,542
14.8%
3
Nunavut
CAD 4,358
18.2%
4
Yukon
CAD 4,317
19.0%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 4,261
20.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 4,117
22.8%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 4,112
22.9%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 4,081
23.5%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 4,060
23.8%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,050
24.0%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,024
24.5%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,009
24.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 5,331
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 5,331
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 5,331
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 5,331
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 5,331
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 4,992
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 4,931
7.5%
7
Italy
CAD 4,841
9.2%
8
France
CAD 4,814
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 4,745
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 4,742
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 4,638
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 4,479
16.0%
13
Hungary
CAD 4,345
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 4,291
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 4,186
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 4,166
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 3,969
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 3,692
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 3,625
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 3,502
34.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 3,354
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,119
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 4,869
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,542
14.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,331
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,331
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,331
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,258
1.4%
4
Thailand
CAD 5,064
5.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 5,063
5.0%
6
Indonesia
CAD 4,885
8.4%
7
Taiwan
CAD 4,859
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 4,752
10.9%
9
Malaysia
CAD 4,702
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 4,697
11.9%
11
India
CAD 4,691
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 4,459
16.4%
13
China
CAD 4,367
18.1%
14
Japan
CAD 4,332
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,222
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 5,065
5.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,355
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 4,907
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 4,903
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 4,827
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 4,820
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 4,771
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 4,745
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 4,665
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,393
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,273
19.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,628
32.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,278
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 4,896
8.2%
2
Kenya
CAD 4,499
15.6%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,471
16.1%
4
Cameroon
CAD 4,469
16.2%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,323
18.9%
6
Zambia
CAD 4,171
21.8%
7
Ghana
CAD 4,144
22.3%
8
Angola
CAD 4,057
23.9%
9
Senegal
CAD 3,895
26.9%
10
Uganda
CAD 3,875
27.3%
11
Nigeria
CAD 3,799
28.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,331
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 5,064
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 5,064
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 4,905
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 4,905
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 4,745
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 4,630
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,262
20.1%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,207
21.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,369
36.8%
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.