Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,879
Federal tax deduction
- $794
Provincial tax deduction
- $150
CPP deduction
- $193
EI deduction
- $109
Total tax
- $1,245
Net pay
* $5,634
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
18.1%
81.9%
Net pay
18.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,634
Net pay
$345
Tax the employer pays
$1,245
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,590
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $345 to pay you $6,879. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.31 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.1% tax rate now rises to 22.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,879 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,245. That means that your net pay will be $5,634 per year, or $469 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.1% 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 5,895
14.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,784
15.9%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,634
18.1%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,521
19.7%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,446
20.8%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,396
21.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 5,212
24.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 5,206
24.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 5,166
24.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,139
25.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 5,126
25.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 5,093
26.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 5,074
26.2%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 6,879
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 6,879
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 6,879
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 6,879
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 6,879
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 6,442
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 6,373
7.4%
7
Italy
CAD 6,247
9.2%
8
France
CAD 6,212
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 6,122
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 6,119
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 5,985
13.0%
12
Hungary
CAD 5,606
18.5%
13
Sweden
CAD 5,599
18.6%
14
Ukraine
CAD 5,538
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 5,402
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 5,376
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 5,121
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,764
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,678
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 4,544
34.0%
21
Netherlands
CAD 4,328
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 4,024
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,283
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,634
18.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 6,879
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 6,879
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 6,681
2.9%
3
Singapore
CAD 6,514
5.3%
4
Thailand
CAD 6,514
5.3%
5
Philippines
CAD 6,460
6.1%
6
Taiwan
CAD 6,270
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 6,193
10.0%
8
South Korea
CAD 6,106
11.2%
9
Malaysia
CAD 6,065
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 6,061
11.9%
11
India
CAD 6,054
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,706
17.1%
13
Japan
CAD 5,590
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,448
20.8%
15
China
CAD 5,171
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,779
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 6,332
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 6,250
9.1%
3
Ecuador
CAD 6,229
9.5%
4
Guatemala
CAD 6,219
9.6%
5
Mexico
CAD 6,191
10.0%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 6,157
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 6,122
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 6,019
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,668
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,496
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,470
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,794
1.2%
1
Morocco
CAD 6,194
10.0%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,685
17.4%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,636
18.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,567
19.1%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,515
19.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 5,242
23.8%
7
Angola
CAD 5,198
24.4%
8
Zambia
CAD 5,046
26.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,892
28.9%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,881
29.1%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,852
29.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,535
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 6,535
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,494
5.6%
3
Bahrain
CAD 6,329
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 6,329
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 6,122
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 5,974
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 5,424
21.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 5,423
21.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,270
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.