Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,466
Federal tax deduction
- $736
Provincial tax deduction
- $112
CPP deduction
- $169
EI deduction
- $102
Total tax
- $1,119
Net pay
* $5,347
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
17.3%
82.7%
Net pay
17.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,347
Net pay
$312
Tax the employer pays
$1,119
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,431
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $312 to pay you $6,466. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.3% tax rate now rises to 21.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,466 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,119. That means that your net pay will be $5,347 per year, or $446 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.3% and your marginal tax rate is 30.6%. 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 $30.55, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.45.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $695 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,473 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,906
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,347
17.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 6,466
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 6,466
0.0%
2
Singapore
CAD 6,344
1.9%
3
Pakistan
CAD 6,320
2.3%
4
Thailand
CAD 6,133
5.2%
5
Philippines
CAD 6,126
5.3%
6
Taiwan
CAD 5,894
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 5,852
9.5%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,745
11.2%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,702
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,697
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,690
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,374
16.9%
13
Japan
CAD 5,254
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,121
20.8%
15
China
CAD 4,861
24.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,396
1.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 5,849
9.6%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,368
17.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,337
17.5%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,280
18.3%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,197
19.6%
6
Ghana
CAD 4,949
23.5%
7
Angola
CAD 4,893
24.3%
8
Zambia
CAD 4,812
25.6%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,626
28.5%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,612
28.7%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,571
29.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,364
1.6%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,143
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 6,143
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,949
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,949
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,755
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,616
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 5,113
20.9%
8
Egypt
CAD 5,104
21.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,030
37.7%
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.