Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,476
Federal tax deduction
- $738
Provincial tax deduction
- $113
CPP deduction
- $170
EI deduction
- $102
Total tax
- $1,122
Net pay
* $5,354
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
17.3%
82.7%
Net pay
17.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,354
Net pay
$313
Tax the employer pays
$1,122
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,435
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $313 to pay you $6,476. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.22 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 $6,476 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,122. That means that your net pay will be $5,354 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 $30.56, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.44.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $694 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,472 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 5,570
14.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,466
15.6%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,354
17.3%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,218
19.4%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,152
20.4%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,100
21.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 4,927
23.9%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 4,921
24.0%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 4,883
24.6%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 4,859
25.0%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,846
25.2%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,815
25.6%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,796
25.9%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,915
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,354
17.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,408
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 5,961
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 5,915
8.7%
3
Mexico
CAD 5,913
8.7%
4
Ecuador
CAD 5,864
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 5,855
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 5,796
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,764
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,667
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,336
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,174
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,246
34.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,367
1.7%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,152
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 6,152
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,958
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,958
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,764
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,624
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 5,121
20.9%
8
Egypt
CAD 5,111
21.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,036
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.