Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,937
Federal tax deduction
- $663
Provincial tax deduction
- $63.75
CPP deduction
- $139
EI deduction
- $93.80
Total tax
- $959
Net pay
* $4,978
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
16.2%
83.8%
Net pay
16.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,978
Net pay
$270
Tax the employer pays
$959
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,229
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $270 to pay you $5,937. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.07 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.2% tax rate now rises to 19.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,937 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $959. That means that your net pay will be $4,978 per year, or $415 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.2% and your marginal tax rate is 28.9%. 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 $28.93, hence, your net pay will only increase by $71.07.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $711 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,554 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 5,136
13.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,042
15.1%
2
Ontario
CAD 4,978
16.2%
3
Nunavut
CAD 4,814
18.9%
4
Yukon
CAD 4,759
19.8%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 4,705
20.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 4,545
23.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 4,540
23.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 4,506
24.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 4,483
24.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,471
24.7%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,443
25.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,426
25.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 5,937
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 5,937
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 5,937
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 5,937
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 5,937
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 5,560
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 5,495
7.4%
7
Italy
CAD 5,391
9.2%
8
France
CAD 5,361
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 5,284
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 5,281
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,165
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 4,903
17.4%
13
Hungary
CAD 4,839
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 4,779
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 4,662
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 4,640
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 4,420
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,111
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,037
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 3,910
34.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 3,736
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,473
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,423
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 4,978
16.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,937
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,937
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,937
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,837
1.7%
4
Philippines
CAD 5,661
4.7%
5
Thailand
CAD 5,637
5.1%
6
Indonesia
CAD 5,416
8.8%
7
Taiwan
CAD 5,412
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,283
11.0%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,236
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,231
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,225
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 4,947
16.7%
13
Japan
CAD 4,824
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,702
20.8%
15
China
CAD 4,467
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 5,560
6.3%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,912
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 5,465
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 5,443
8.3%
4
Ecuador
CAD 5,376
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 5,368
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 5,314
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,284
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,195
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,892
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,744
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,955
33.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,878
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 5,405
9.0%
2
Cameroon
CAD 4,949
16.6%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,949
16.6%
4
Kenya
CAD 4,915
17.2%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,789
19.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 4,574
23.0%
7
Zambia
CAD 4,513
24.0%
8
Angola
CAD 4,503
24.2%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,286
27.8%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,269
28.1%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,211
29.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,937
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 5,640
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 5,640
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,462
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,462
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,284
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,156
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,716
20.6%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,690
21.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,722
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.