Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$8,933
Federal tax deduction
- $1,079
Provincial tax deduction
- $343
CPP deduction
- $310
EI deduction
- $141
Total tax
- $1,873
Net pay
* $7,060
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
21.0%
79.0%
Net pay
21.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$7,060
Net pay
$507
Tax the employer pays
$1,873
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2,380
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $507 to pay you $8,933. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.66 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21% tax rate now rises to 25.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $8,933 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $1,873. That means that your net pay will be $7,060 per year, or $588 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.0% 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 7,551
15.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 7,403
17.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 7,064
20.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 7,060
21.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 6,942
22.3%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 6,902
22.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 6,665
25.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 6,657
25.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 6,606
26.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 6,572
26.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 6,555
26.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 6,512
27.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 6,487
27.4%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 8,161
8.6%
1
Canada
CAD 7,060
21.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 8,505
4.8%
1
Morocco
CAD 7,775
13.0%
2
Cameroon
CAD 7,137
20.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 7,125
20.2%
4
Mozambique
CAD 7,096
20.6%
5
Kenya
CAD 6,993
21.7%
6
Angola
CAD 6,707
24.9%
7
Ghana
CAD 6,697
25.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 6,249
30.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 6,216
30.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 6,208
30.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 6,206
30.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 8,486
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 8,486
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 8,218
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 8,218
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 8,040
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 7,950
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 7,758
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 7,016
21.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 6,963
22.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 5,467
38.8%
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.