Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$7,079
Federal tax deduction
- $821
Provincial tax deduction
- $169
CPP deduction
- $204
EI deduction
- $112
Total tax
- $1,306
Net pay
* $5,773
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
18.5%
81.5%
Net pay
18.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,773
Net pay
$361
Tax the employer pays
$1,306
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,667
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $361 to pay you $7,079. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.35 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.5% tax rate now rises to 22.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $7,079 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,306. That means that your net pay will be $5,773 per year, or $481 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.5% 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 6,056
14.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 5,942
16.1%
2
Ontario
CAD 5,773
18.5%
3
Nunavut
CAD 5,671
19.9%
4
Yukon
CAD 5,591
21.0%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 5,543
21.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 5,353
24.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 5,347
24.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 5,306
25.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 5,279
25.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 5,265
25.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 5,232
26.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 5,211
26.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 7,079
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 7,079
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 7,079
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 7,079
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 7,079
0.0%
5
Spain
CAD 6,629
6.4%
6
Switzerland
CAD 6,560
7.3%
7
Italy
CAD 6,428
9.2%
8
France
CAD 6,392
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 6,300
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 6,297
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 6,159
13.0%
12
Hungary
CAD 5,769
18.5%
13
Sweden
CAD 5,749
18.8%
14
Ukraine
CAD 5,699
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 5,559
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 5,532
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 5,270
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 4,902
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 4,814
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 4,678
33.9%
21
Netherlands
CAD 4,454
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 4,141
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,466
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,773
18.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 7,079
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 7,079
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 6,856
3.1%
3
Thailand
CAD 6,697
5.4%
4
Philippines
CAD 6,620
6.5%
5
Singapore
CAD 6,597
6.8%
6
Taiwan
CAD 6,452
8.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 6,358
10.2%
8
South Korea
CAD 6,280
11.3%
9
Malaysia
CAD 6,242
11.8%
10
New Zealand
CAD 6,237
11.9%
11
India
CAD 6,230
12.0%
12
Vietnam
CAD 5,865
17.2%
13
Japan
CAD 5,752
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 5,607
20.8%
15
China
CAD 5,322
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
CAD 6,963
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 6,516
8.0%
2
Brazil
CAD 6,417
9.4%
3
Ecuador
CAD 6,410
9.5%
4
Guatemala
CAD 6,400
9.6%
5
Mexico
CAD 6,364
10.1%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 6,336
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 6,300
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 6,194
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 5,833
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 5,656
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 4,597
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 6,987
1.3%
1
Morocco
CAD 6,358
10.2%
2
Cameroon
CAD 5,833
17.6%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 5,781
18.3%
4
Kenya
CAD 5,707
19.4%
5
Mozambique
CAD 5,669
19.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 5,383
24.0%
7
Angola
CAD 5,345
24.5%
8
Zambia
CAD 5,159
27.1%
9
Senegal
CAD 5,021
29.1%
10
Uganda
CAD 5,011
29.2%
11
Nigeria
CAD 4,988
29.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 6,725
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 6,725
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
CAD 6,557
7.4%
3
Bahrain
CAD 6,513
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 6,513
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 6,300
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 6,148
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 5,579
21.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 5,573
21.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 4,387
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.