Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,900
Federal tax deduction
- $657
Provincial tax deduction
- $61.24
CPP deduction
- $137
EI deduction
- $93.22
Total tax
- $949
Net pay
* $4,951
Marginal tax rate
28.0%
Average tax rate
16.1%
83.9%
Net pay
16.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,951
Net pay
$267
Tax the employer pays
$949
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,216
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $267 to pay you $5,900. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.06 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.1% tax rate now rises to 19.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,900 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $949. That means that your net pay will be $4,951 per year, or $413 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.1% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 5,900
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 5,900
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 5,900
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 5,900
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 5,900
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 5,525
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 5,461
7.4%
7
Italy
CAD 5,358
9.2%
8
France
CAD 5,328
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 5,251
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 5,248
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,133
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 4,877
17.3%
13
Hungary
CAD 4,808
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 4,750
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 4,633
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 4,611
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 4,393
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,086
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,012
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 3,885
34.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 3,713
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,451
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,389
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,951
16.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,900
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,900
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,900
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,803
1.7%
4
Philippines
CAD 5,624
4.7%
5
Thailand
CAD 5,602
5.1%
6
Indonesia
CAD 5,384
8.8%
7
Taiwan
CAD 5,378
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,251
11.0%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,204
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,198
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,192
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 4,918
16.7%
13
Japan
CAD 4,794
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,673
20.8%
15
China
CAD 4,461
24.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 5,531
6.3%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,878
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 5,431
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 5,410
8.3%
4
Ecuador
CAD 5,342
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 5,334
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 5,281
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,251
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,163
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,862
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,714
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,935
33.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,900
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 5,605
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 5,605
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,428
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,428
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,251
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,124
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,689
20.5%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,661
21.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,700
37.3%
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.