Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,946
Federal tax deduction
- $803
Provincial tax deduction
- $157
CPP deduction
- $196
EI deduction
- $110
Total tax
- $1,266
Net pay
* $5,680
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
18.2%
81.8%
Net pay
18.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,680
Net pay
$350
Tax the employer pays
$1,266
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,616
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $350 to pay you $6,946. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.2% tax rate now rises to 22.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,946 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,266. That means that your net pay will be $5,680 per year, or $473 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.2% 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 5,949
14.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,837
16.0%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,680
18.2%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,571
19.8%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,494
20.9%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,445
21.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 5,259
24.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 5,253
24.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 5,213
25.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,186
25.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 5,173
25.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 5,140
26.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 5,120
26.3%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,344
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,680
18.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 6,946
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 6,946
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 6,740
3.0%
3
Thailand
CAD 6,575
5.3%
4
Singapore
CAD 6,542
5.8%
5
Philippines
CAD 6,514
6.2%
6
Taiwan
CAD 6,331
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 6,248
10.1%
8
South Korea
CAD 6,164
11.3%
9
Malaysia
CAD 6,124
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 6,120
11.9%
11
India
CAD 6,112
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,760
17.1%
13
Japan
CAD 5,644
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,501
20.8%
15
China
CAD 5,222
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,841
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 6,394
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 6,306
9.2%
3
Ecuador
CAD 6,290
9.5%
4
Guatemala
CAD 6,280
9.6%
5
Mexico
CAD 6,249
10.0%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 6,217
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 6,182
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 6,078
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,724
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,550
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,513
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,859
1.3%
1
Morocco
CAD 6,249
10.0%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,735
17.4%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,685
18.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,613
19.2%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,566
19.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 5,289
23.9%
7
Angola
CAD 5,247
24.5%
8
Zambia
CAD 5,083
26.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,936
28.9%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,924
29.1%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,898
29.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,599
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 6,599
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,515
6.2%
3
Bahrain
CAD 6,390
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 6,390
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 6,182
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 6,033
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 5,476
21.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 5,473
21.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,309
38.0%
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.