Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,689
Federal tax deduction
- $767
Provincial tax deduction
- $133
CPP deduction
- $182
EI deduction
- $106
Total tax
- $1,187
Net pay
* $5,502
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
17.7%
82.3%
Net pay
17.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,502
Net pay
$330
Tax the employer pays
$1,187
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,517
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $330 to pay you $6,689. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.27 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.7% tax rate now rises to 21.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,689 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,187. That means that your net pay will be $5,502 per year, or $458 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.8% 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 5,742
14.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,634
15.8%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,502
17.7%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,378
19.6%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,307
20.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,257
21.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 5,077
24.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 5,072
24.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 5,033
24.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,007
25.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,994
25.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,962
25.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,943
26.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 6,689
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 6,689
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 6,689
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 6,689
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 6,689
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 6,264
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 6,196
7.4%
7
Italy
CAD 6,074
9.2%
8
France
CAD 6,040
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 5,953
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 5,950
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,819
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 5,456
18.4%
13
Hungary
CAD 5,452
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 5,385
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 5,252
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 5,228
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 4,980
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,632
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,549
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 4,416
34.0%
21
Netherlands
CAD 4,209
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,913
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,110
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,502
17.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 6,689
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 6,689
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 6,515
2.6%
3
Singapore
CAD 6,436
3.8%
4
Thailand
CAD 6,340
5.2%
5
Philippines
CAD 6,306
5.7%
6
Taiwan
CAD 6,097
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 6,036
9.8%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,940
11.2%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,898
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,894
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,886
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,553
17.0%
13
Japan
CAD 5,435
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,298
20.8%
15
China
CAD 5,028
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,604
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 6,157
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 6,092
8.9%
3
Ecuador
CAD 6,057
9.5%
4
Guatemala
CAD 6,048
9.6%
5
Mexico
CAD 6,044
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 5,987
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,953
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,853
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,512
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,345
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,361
34.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,611
1.2%
1
Morocco
CAD 6,036
9.8%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,544
17.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,498
17.8%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,434
18.8%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,368
19.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 5,107
23.7%
7
Angola
CAD 5,058
24.4%
8
Zambia
CAD 4,938
26.2%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,770
28.7%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,757
28.9%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,723
29.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,434
3.8%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,355
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 6,355
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 6,154
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 6,154
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,953
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,809
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 5,280
21.1%
8
Egypt
CAD 5,276
21.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,160
37.8%
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.