Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$889
EI deduction
- $14.05
Total tax
- $14.05
Net pay
* $875
Marginal tax rate
1.6%
Average tax rate
1.6%
98.4%
Net pay
1.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$875
Net pay
$19.66
Tax the employer pays
$14.05
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$33.71
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $19.66 to pay you $889. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $0.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $889 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $14.05. That means that your net pay will be $875 per year, or $72.91 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.6% and your marginal tax rate is 1.6%. 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 $1.58, hence, your net pay will only increase by $98.42.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $984 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,921 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
British Columbia
CAD 875
1.6%
1
Ontario
CAD 875
1.6%
2
Yukon
CAD 875
1.6%
3
Quebec
CAD 874
1.7%
4
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 799
10.1%
5
Nova Scotia
CAD 798
10.2%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 793
10.8%
7
Prince Edward Island
CAD 789
11.2%
8
Alberta
CAD 787
11.4%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 783
11.9%
10
Manitoba
CAD 780
12.2%
11
Nunavut
CAD 840
5.5%
12
Northwest Territories
CAD 823
7.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 889
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 889
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 889
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 889
0.0%
4
Sweden
CAD 889
0.0%
5
Norway
CAD 889
0.0%
6
Spain
CAD 833
6.4%
7
Italy
CAD 807
9.2%
8
France
CAD 803
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 791
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 791
11.1%
11
Switzerland
CAD 790
11.1%
12
Russia
CAD 773
13.0%
13
Hungary
CAD 725
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 716
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 698
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 695
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 662
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 616
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 605
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CAD 559
37.2%
21
Romania
CAD 520
41.5%
22
Denmark
CAD 514
42.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 875
1.6%
1
USA
CAD 812
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 889
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 889
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 889
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 874
1.7%
4
Thailand
CAD 845
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CAD 811
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CAD 810
8.9%
7
Philippines
CAD 800
10.0%
8
South Korea
CAD 794
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CAD 783
11.9%
10
India
CAD 782
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 781
12.2%
12
China
CAD 772
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 756
15.0%
14
Japan
CAD 722
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 704
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 868
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 822
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 818
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 818
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 805
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 804
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 796
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 791
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 778
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 738
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 733
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 728
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 880
1.0%
1
Uganda
CAD 841
5.4%
2
Zambia
CAD 836
6.0%
3
Morocco
CAD 829
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 822
7.5%
5
Senegal
CAD 811
8.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 783
12.0%
7
Kenya
CAD 773
13.1%
8
Mozambique
CAD 759
14.6%
9
Cameroon
CAD 750
15.6%
10
Angola
CAD 709
20.2%
11
Nigeria
CAD 706
20.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 889
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 845
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 845
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 818
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 818
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 791
11.0%
6
Lebanon
CAD 789
11.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 779
12.4%
8
Israel
CAD 772
13.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 749
15.8%
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.