Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,738
Federal tax deduction
- $774
Provincial tax deduction
- $137
CPP deduction
- $185
EI deduction
- $106
Total tax
- $1,202
Net pay
* $5,536
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
17.8%
82.2%
Net pay
17.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,536
Net pay
$334
Tax the employer pays
$1,202
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,536
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $334 to pay you $6,738. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.8% tax rate now rises to 21.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,738 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,202. That means that your net pay will be $5,536 per year, or $461 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 5,781
14.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,673
15.8%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,536
17.8%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,415
19.6%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,343
20.7%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,293
21.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 5,112
24.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 5,106
24.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 5,067
24.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,041
25.2%
10
Alberta
CAD 5,028
25.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 4,996
25.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 4,977
26.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 6,738
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 6,738
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 6,738
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 6,738
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 6,738
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 6,310
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 6,242
7.4%
7
Italy
CAD 6,119
9.2%
8
France
CAD 6,084
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 5,997
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 5,993
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,862
13.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 5,493
18.5%
13
Hungary
CAD 5,491
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 5,424
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 5,291
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 5,266
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 5,016
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,666
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,582
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 4,449
34.0%
21
Netherlands
CAD 4,240
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 3,942
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,154
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,536
17.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 6,738
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 6,738
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 6,558
2.7%
3
Singapore
CAD 6,456
4.2%
4
Thailand
CAD 6,384
5.3%
5
Philippines
CAD 6,346
5.8%
6
Taiwan
CAD 6,142
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 6,077
9.8%
8
South Korea
CAD 5,983
11.2%
9
Malaysia
CAD 5,941
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 5,937
11.9%
11
India
CAD 5,929
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,593
17.0%
13
Japan
CAD 5,475
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,336
20.8%
15
China
CAD 5,065
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,649
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 6,202
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 6,133
9.0%
3
Ecuador
CAD 6,101
9.5%
4
Guatemala
CAD 6,092
9.6%
5
Mexico
CAD 6,074
9.9%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 6,031
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 5,997
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,896
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,552
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,384
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,387
34.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,658
1.2%
1
Morocco
CAD 6,077
9.8%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,581
17.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,534
17.9%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,468
18.9%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,406
19.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 5,142
23.7%
7
Angola
CAD 5,094
24.4%
8
Zambia
CAD 4,966
26.3%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,802
28.7%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,789
28.9%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,756
29.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,450
4.3%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,401
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 6,401
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 6,199
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 6,199
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 5,997
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,852
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 5,317
21.1%
8
Egypt
CAD 5,314
21.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,188
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.