Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,628
Federal tax deduction
- $620
Provincial tax deduction
- $42.73
CPP deduction
- $121
EI deduction
- $88.92
Total tax
- $873
Net pay
* $4,755
Marginal tax rate
28.0%
Average tax rate
15.5%
84.5%
Net pay
15.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,755
Net pay
$246
Tax the employer pays
$873
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,118
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $246 to pay you $5,628. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.99 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.5% tax rate now rises to 19.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,628 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $873. That means that your net pay will be $4,755 per year, or $396 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.5% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,141
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,755
15.5%
2
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.