Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,499
Federal tax deduction
- $741
Provincial tax deduction
- $115
CPP deduction
- $171
EI deduction
- $103
Total tax
- $1,129
Net pay
* $5,370
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
17.4%
82.6%
Net pay
17.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,370
Net pay
$315
Tax the employer pays
$1,129
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,444
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $315 to pay you $6,499. 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 $6,499 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,129. That means that your net pay will be $5,370 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 5,936
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,370
17.4%
2
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.