Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$8,040
Federal tax deduction
- $955
Provincial tax deduction
- $259
CPP deduction
- $259
EI deduction
- $127
Total tax
- $1,600
Net pay
* $6,440
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
19.9%
80.1%
Net pay
19.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$6,440
Net pay
$437
Tax the employer pays
$1,600
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2,037
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $437 to pay you $8,040. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.53 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.9% tax rate now rises to 24.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $8,040 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,600. That means that your net pay will be $6,440 per year, or $537 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.9% 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 $30.56, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.44.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $694 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,472 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 7,344
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 6,440
19.9%
2
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.