Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$8,747
Federal tax deduction
- $1,053
Provincial tax deduction
- $325
CPP deduction
- $299
EI deduction
- $138
Total tax
- $1,816
Net pay
* $6,931
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
20.8%
79.2%
Net pay
20.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$6,931
Net pay
$493
Tax the employer pays
$1,816
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2,309
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $493 to pay you $8,747. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.64 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.8% tax rate now rises to 25.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $8,747 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,816. That means that your net pay will be $6,931 per year, or $578 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.8% 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 7,401
15.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 7,256
17.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 6,924
20.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 6,931
20.8%
4
Yukon
CAD 6,807
22.2%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 6,766
22.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 6,533
25.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 6,526
25.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 6,475
26.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 6,442
26.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 6,425
26.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 6,384
27.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 6,359
27.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 8,747
0.0%
1
Austria
CAD 8,747
0.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 8,747
0.0%
3
Norway
CAD 8,602
1.7%
4
Spain
CAD 8,192
6.4%
5
Switzerland
CAD 8,114
7.2%
6
Italy
CAD 7,943
9.2%
7
France
CAD 7,899
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 7,785
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 7,780
11.1%
10
Russia
CAD 7,610
13.0%
11
Germany
CAD 7,177
17.9%
12
Hungary
CAD 7,129
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CAD 7,041
19.5%
14
Sweden
CAD 7,002
19.9%
15
Poland
CAD 6,868
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 6,836
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 6,512
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 6,057
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 5,948
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 5,800
33.7%
21
Netherlands
CAD 5,505
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 5,117
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 7,991
8.6%
1
Canada
CAD 6,931
20.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 8,747
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 8,747
0.0%
2
Pakistan
CAD 8,316
4.9%
3
Thailand
CAD 8,268
5.5%
4
Taiwan
CAD 7,973
8.9%
5
Philippines
CAD 7,937
9.3%
6
South Korea
CAD 7,737
11.6%
7
Indonesia
CAD 7,733
11.6%
8
Malaysia
CAD 7,718
11.8%
9
New Zealand
CAD 7,707
11.9%
10
India
CAD 7,408
15.3%
11
Singapore
CAD 7,254
17.1%
12
Vietnam
CAD 7,150
18.3%
13
Japan
CAD 7,108
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 6,928
20.8%
15
China
CAD 6,576
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 8,052
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 8,047
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 7,920
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 7,908
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 7,829
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 7,785
11.0%
6
Brazil
CAD 7,774
11.1%
7
Mexico
CAD 7,761
11.3%
8
Peru
CAD 7,654
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 7,208
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 6,989
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 5,676
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 8,355
4.5%
1
Morocco
CAD 7,648
12.6%
2
Cameroon
CAD 7,009
19.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 6,990
20.1%
4
Mozambique
CAD 6,953
20.5%
5
Kenya
CAD 6,864
21.5%
6
Angola
CAD 6,571
24.9%
7
Ghana
CAD 6,566
24.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 6,123
30.0%
9
Zambia
CAD 6,101
30.3%
10
Uganda
CAD 6,095
30.3%
11
Senegal
CAD 6,094
30.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 8,310
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 8,310
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 8,047
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 8,047
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 7,872
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 7,785
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 7,597
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 6,871
21.4%
8
Lebanon
CAD 6,824
22.0%
9
Turkey
CAD 5,358
38.7%
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.