Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,839
Federal tax deduction
- $649
Provincial tax deduction
- $57.09
CPP deduction
- $133
EI deduction
- $92.26
Total tax
- $932
Net pay
* $4,907
Marginal tax rate
28.0%
Average tax rate
16.0%
84.0%
Net pay
16.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,907
Net pay
$262
Tax the employer pays
$932
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,194
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $262 to pay you $5,839. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.05 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16% tax rate now rises to 19.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,839 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $932. That means that your net pay will be $4,907 per year, or $409 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.0% 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 5,057
13.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 4,964
15.0%
2
Ontario
CAD 4,907
16.0%
3
Nunavut
CAD 4,740
18.8%
4
Yukon
CAD 4,688
19.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 4,633
20.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 4,476
23.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 4,471
23.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 4,437
24.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 4,414
24.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,403
24.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,375
25.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,358
25.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 5,839
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 5,839
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 5,839
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 5,839
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 5,839
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 5,468
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 5,404
7.5%
7
Italy
CAD 5,302
9.2%
8
France
CAD 5,273
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 5,197
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 5,194
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,080
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 4,834
17.2%
13
Hungary
CAD 4,759
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 4,700
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 4,585
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 4,563
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 4,347
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,044
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 3,971
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 3,844
34.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 3,674
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,416
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,333
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,907
16.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,839
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,839
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,839
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,746
1.6%
4
Philippines
CAD 5,564
4.7%
5
Thailand
CAD 5,545
5.0%
6
Indonesia
CAD 5,331
8.7%
7
Taiwan
CAD 5,322
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,197
11.0%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,150
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,145
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,138
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 4,869
16.6%
13
Japan
CAD 4,745
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,624
20.8%
15
China
CAD 4,451
23.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 5,482
6.1%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,822
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 5,375
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 5,356
8.3%
4
Ecuador
CAD 5,287
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 5,279
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 5,226
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,197
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,109
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,811
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,665
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,902
33.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,781
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 5,322
8.9%
2
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,872
16.6%
3
Cameroon
CAD 4,871
16.6%
4
Kenya
CAD 4,848
17.0%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,714
19.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 4,504
22.9%
7
Zambia
CAD 4,458
23.7%
8
Angola
CAD 4,431
24.1%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,223
27.7%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,205
28.0%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,145
29.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,839
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 5,547
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 5,547
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,372
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,372
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,197
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,071
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,643
20.5%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,613
21.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,665
37.2%
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.