Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$7,038
Federal tax deduction
- $816
Provincial tax deduction
- $165
CPP deduction
- $202
EI deduction
- $111
Total tax
- $1,294
Net pay
* $5,744
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
18.4%
81.6%
Net pay
18.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,744
Net pay
$357
Tax the employer pays
$1,294
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,651
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $357 to pay you $7,038. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.35 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.4% tax rate now rises to 22.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $7,038 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,294. That means that your net pay will be $5,744 per year, or $479 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.4% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,428
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,744
18.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 7,038
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 7,038
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 6,821
3.1%
3
Thailand
CAD 6,659
5.4%
4
Philippines
CAD 6,588
6.4%
5
Singapore
CAD 6,580
6.5%
6
Taiwan
CAD 6,415
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 6,324
10.1%
8
South Korea
CAD 6,245
11.3%
9
Malaysia
CAD 6,206
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 6,201
11.9%
11
India
CAD 6,193
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,833
17.1%
13
Japan
CAD 5,719
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,574
20.8%
15
China
CAD 5,291
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,925
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 6,478
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 6,383
9.3%
3
Ecuador
CAD 6,373
9.5%
4
Guatemala
CAD 6,363
9.6%
5
Mexico
CAD 6,329
10.1%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 6,299
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 6,264
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 6,158
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,799
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,623
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,571
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,947
1.3%
1
Morocco
CAD 6,324
10.1%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,803
17.6%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,751
18.3%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,678
19.3%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,637
19.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 5,354
23.9%
7
Angola
CAD 5,315
24.5%
8
Zambia
CAD 5,135
27.0%
9
Senegal
CAD 4,995
29.0%
10
Uganda
CAD 4,984
29.2%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,960
29.5%
12
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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.