Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,982
Federal tax deduction
- $669
Provincial tax deduction
- $66.82
CPP deduction
- $141
EI deduction
- $94.52
Total tax
- $972
Net pay
* $5,010
Marginal tax rate
30.1%
Average tax rate
16.2%
83.8%
Net pay
16.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,010
Net pay
$274
Tax the employer pays
$972
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,245
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $274 to pay you $5,982. 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 $5,982 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $972. That means that your net pay will be $5,010 per year, or $418 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.2% and your marginal tax rate is 30.1%. 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 $30.09, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.91.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $699 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,496 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 5,172
13.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,077
15.1%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,010
16.2%
3
Nunavut
CAD 4,847
19.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 4,792
19.9%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 4,738
20.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 4,577
23.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 4,572
23.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 4,537
24.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 4,514
24.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,503
24.7%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,474
25.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,457
25.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 5,982
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 5,982
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 5,982
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 5,982
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 5,982
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 5,602
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 5,537
7.4%
7
Italy
CAD 5,432
9.2%
8
France
CAD 5,402
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 5,324
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 5,321
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,204
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 4,934
17.5%
13
Hungary
CAD 4,875
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 4,816
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 4,697
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 4,675
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 4,454
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,143
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,068
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 3,940
34.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 3,764
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,499
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,464
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,010
16.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 5,982
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 5,982
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 5,982
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 5,879
1.7%
4
Philippines
CAD 5,705
4.6%
5
Thailand
CAD 5,679
5.1%
6
Indonesia
CAD 5,453
8.8%
7
Taiwan
CAD 5,453
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,322
11.0%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,276
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,271
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,264
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 4,984
16.7%
13
Japan
CAD 4,861
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 4,738
20.8%
15
China
CAD 4,497
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 5,596
6.5%
1
Colombia
CAD 5,954
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 5,506
8.0%
3
Brazil
CAD 5,483
8.3%
4
Ecuador
CAD 5,417
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 5,408
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 5,354
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,324
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,234
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 4,929
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 4,780
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 3,979
33.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 5,922
1.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 5,442
9.0%
2
Cameroon
CAD 4,985
16.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 4,985
16.7%
4
Kenya
CAD 4,946
17.3%
5
Mozambique
CAD 4,824
19.4%
6
Ghana
CAD 4,606
23.0%
7
Zambia
CAD 4,539
24.1%
8
Angola
CAD 4,537
24.2%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,315
27.9%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,298
28.2%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,242
29.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 5,982
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 5,683
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 5,683
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,503
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,503
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,324
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,195
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 4,750
20.6%
8
Egypt
CAD 4,726
21.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 3,748
37.4%
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.