Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,490
Federal tax deduction
- $740
Provincial tax deduction
- $114
CPP deduction
- $170
EI deduction
- $103
Total tax
- $1,126
Net pay
* $5,364
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
17.4%
82.6%
Net pay
17.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,364
Net pay
$314
Tax the employer pays
$1,126
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,440
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $314 to pay you $6,490. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.22 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.4% tax rate now rises to 21.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,490 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,126. That means that your net pay will be $5,364 per year, or $447 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.4% 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 5,581
14.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,478
15.6%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,364
17.4%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,229
19.4%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,162
20.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,111
21.3%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 4,937
23.9%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 4,931
24.0%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 4,893
24.6%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 4,868
25.0%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,856
25.2%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,825
25.7%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,806
25.9%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 6,490
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 6,490
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 6,490
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 6,490
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 6,490
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 6,078
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 6,011
7.4%
7
Italy
CAD 5,894
9.2%
8
France
CAD 5,860
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 5,776
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 5,773
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,646
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 5,307
18.2%
13
Hungary
CAD 5,289
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 5,224
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 5,096
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 5,072
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 4,832
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,494
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,413
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 4,282
34.0%
21
Netherlands
CAD 4,084
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,797
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,928
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,364
17.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 6,490
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 6,490
0.0%
2
Singapore
CAD 6,354
2.1%
3
Pakistan
CAD 6,341
2.3%
4
Thailand
CAD 6,155
5.2%
5
Philippines
CAD 6,145
5.3%
6
Taiwan
CAD 5,916
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 5,872
9.5%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,766
11.2%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,723
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,718
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,711
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,393
16.9%
13
Japan
CAD 5,274
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,140
20.8%
15
China
CAD 4,879
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,421
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 5,974
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 5,926
8.7%
3
Mexico
CAD 5,921
8.8%
4
Ecuador
CAD 5,877
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 5,868
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 5,809
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,776
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,679
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,348
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,186
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,253
34.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,419
1.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 5,869
9.6%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,387
17.0%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,354
17.5%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,296
18.4%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,215
19.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 4,966
23.5%
7
Angola
CAD 4,911
24.3%
8
Zambia
CAD 4,826
25.6%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,642
28.5%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,628
28.7%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,588
29.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,372
1.8%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,165
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 6,165
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 5,971
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 5,971
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,776
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,637
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 5,131
20.9%
8
Egypt
CAD 5,122
21.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,044
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.