Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,972
Federal tax deduction
- $807
Provincial tax deduction
- $159
CPP deduction
- $198
EI deduction
- $110
Total tax
- $1,274
Net pay
* $5,698
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
18.3%
81.7%
Net pay
18.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,698
Net pay
$352
Tax the employer pays
$1,274
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,626
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $352 to pay you $6,972. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.3% tax rate now rises to 22.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,972 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,274. That means that your net pay will be $5,698 per year, or $475 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.3% 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 5,970
14.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,857
16.0%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,698
18.3%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,591
19.8%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,513
20.9%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,464
21.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 5,278
24.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 5,272
24.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 5,231
25.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,204
25.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 5,191
25.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 5,158
26.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 5,138
26.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 6,972
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 6,972
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 6,972
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 6,972
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 6,972
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 6,529
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 6,460
7.3%
7
Italy
CAD 6,331
9.2%
8
France
CAD 6,296
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 6,205
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 6,202
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 6,066
13.0%
12
Hungary
CAD 5,682
18.5%
13
Sweden
CAD 5,669
18.7%
14
Ukraine
CAD 5,612
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 5,475
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 5,449
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 5,191
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,828
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,741
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 4,606
33.9%
21
Netherlands
CAD 4,387
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 4,079
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,368
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,698
18.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 6,972
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 6,972
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 6,763
3.0%
3
Thailand
CAD 6,599
5.4%
4
Singapore
CAD 6,553
6.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 6,535
6.3%
6
Taiwan
CAD 6,355
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 6,270
10.1%
8
South Korea
CAD 6,187
11.3%
9
Malaysia
CAD 6,147
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 6,143
11.9%
11
India
CAD 6,135
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,781
17.1%
13
Japan
CAD 5,665
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,522
20.8%
15
China
CAD 5,241
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,864
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 6,418
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 6,328
9.2%
3
Ecuador
CAD 6,313
9.5%
4
Guatemala
CAD 6,303
9.6%
5
Mexico
CAD 6,272
10.1%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 6,240
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 6,205
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 6,100
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,745
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,571
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,529
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,884
1.3%
1
Morocco
CAD 6,270
10.1%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,754
17.5%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,704
18.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,632
19.2%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,586
19.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 5,308
23.9%
7
Angola
CAD 5,266
24.5%
8
Zambia
CAD 5,098
26.9%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,952
29.0%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,941
29.1%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,915
29.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,623
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 6,623
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,523
6.4%
3
Bahrain
CAD 6,414
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 6,414
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 6,205
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 6,055
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 5,496
21.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 5,493
21.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,324
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.