Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,839
Federal tax deduction
- $788
Provincial tax deduction
- $147
CPP deduction
- $190
EI deduction
- $108
Total tax
- $1,233
Net pay
* $5,606
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
18.0%
82.0%
Net pay
18.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,606
Net pay
$342
Tax the employer pays
$1,233
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,575
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $342 to pay you $6,839. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18% tax rate now rises to 21.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,839 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,233. That means that your net pay will be $5,606 per year, or $467 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.0% 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 5,863
14.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,753
15.9%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,606
18.0%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,491
19.7%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,416
20.8%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,367
21.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 5,184
24.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 5,178
24.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 5,138
24.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,112
25.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 5,099
25.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 5,066
25.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 5,046
26.2%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 6,839
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 6,839
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 6,839
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 6,839
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 6,839
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 6,405
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 6,336
7.4%
7
Italy
CAD 6,210
9.2%
8
France
CAD 6,176
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 6,087
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 6,083
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,950
13.0%
12
Hungary
CAD 5,574
18.5%
13
Sweden
CAD 5,569
18.6%
14
Ukraine
CAD 5,505
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 5,370
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 5,345
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 5,092
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,736
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,651
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 4,517
34.0%
21
Netherlands
CAD 4,303
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 4,001
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,247
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,606
18.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 6,839
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 6,839
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 6,646
2.8%
3
Singapore
CAD 6,498
5.0%
4
Thailand
CAD 6,477
5.3%
5
Philippines
CAD 6,427
6.0%
6
Taiwan
CAD 6,234
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 6,160
9.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 6,071
11.2%
9
Malaysia
CAD 6,030
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 6,026
11.9%
11
India
CAD 6,018
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,674
17.0%
13
Japan
CAD 5,557
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,416
20.8%
15
China
CAD 5,141
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,742
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 6,295
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 6,217
9.1%
3
Ecuador
CAD 6,193
9.5%
4
Guatemala
CAD 6,183
9.6%
5
Mexico
CAD 6,157
10.0%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 6,121
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 6,087
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 5,984
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,635
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,464
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,445
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,755
1.2%
1
Morocco
CAD 6,161
9.9%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,655
17.3%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,607
18.0%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,539
19.0%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,484
19.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 5,213
23.8%
7
Angola
CAD 5,168
24.4%
8
Zambia
CAD 5,023
26.6%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,867
28.8%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,855
29.0%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,825
29.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,497
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 6,497
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,481
5.2%
3
Bahrain
CAD 6,292
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 6,292
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 6,087
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,940
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 5,393
21.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 5,393
21.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,247
37.9%
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.