Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,977
Federal tax deduction
- $668
Provincial tax deduction
- $66.48
CPP deduction
- $141
EI deduction
- $94.44
Total tax
- $970
Net pay
* $5,007
Marginal tax rate
30.0%
Average tax rate
16.2%
83.8%
Net pay
16.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,007
Net pay
$273
Tax the employer pays
$970
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,244
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $273 to pay you $5,977. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.08 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.2% tax rate now rises to 19.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $5,977 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $970. That means that your net pay will be $5,007 per year, or $417 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.2% and your marginal tax rate is 30.0%. 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 $29.97, hence, your net pay will only increase by $70.03.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $700 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,502 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,459
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,007
16.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,977
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,977
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,977
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,874
1.7%
4
Philippines
CAD 5,700
4.6%
5
Thailand
CAD 5,674
5.1%
6
Indonesia
CAD 5,449
8.8%
7
Taiwan
CAD 5,448
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,318
11.0%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,272
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,266
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,260
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 4,980
16.7%
13
Japan
CAD 4,857
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,734
20.8%
15
China
CAD 4,493
24.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,917
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 5,438
9.0%
2
Cameroon
CAD 4,981
16.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,981
16.7%
4
Kenya
CAD 4,943
17.3%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,820
19.4%
6
Ghana
CAD 4,602
23.0%
7
Zambia
CAD 4,536
24.1%
8
Angola
CAD 4,533
24.2%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,312
27.9%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,295
28.2%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,239
29.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,977
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 5,678
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 5,678
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,499
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,499
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,320
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,191
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,746
20.6%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,722
21.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,745
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.