Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,692
Federal tax deduction
- $768
Provincial tax deduction
- $133
CPP deduction
- $182
EI deduction
- $106
Total tax
- $1,188
Net pay
* $5,504
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
17.8%
82.2%
Net pay
17.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,504
Net pay
$330
Tax the employer pays
$1,188
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,518
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $330 to pay you $6,692. 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 17.8% tax rate now rises to 21.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,692 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,188. That means that your net pay will be $5,504 per year, or $459 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 5,744
14.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,637
15.8%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,504
17.8%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,381
19.6%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,309
20.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,259
21.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 5,080
24.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 5,074
24.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 5,035
24.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,009
25.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 4,996
25.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,964
25.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,945
26.1%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,112
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,504
17.8%
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.