Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$9,438
Federal tax deduction
- $1,150
Provincial tax deduction
- $390
CPP deduction
- $338
EI deduction
- $149
Total tax
- $2,027
Net pay
* $7,411
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
21.5%
78.5%
Net pay
21.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$7,411
Net pay
$547
Tax the employer pays
$2,027
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2,574
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $547 to pay you $9,438. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.73 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.5% tax rate now rises to 25.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $9,438 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,027. That means that your net pay will be $7,411 per year, or $618 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.5% 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 7,958
15.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 7,801
17.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 7,443
21.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 7,411
21.5%
4
Yukon
CAD 7,310
22.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 7,273
22.9%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 7,022
25.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 7,014
25.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 6,960
26.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 6,924
26.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 6,906
26.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 6,861
27.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 6,834
27.6%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 8,625
8.6%
1
Canada
CAD 7,411
21.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 8,688
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 8,683
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 8,546
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 8,533
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 8,447
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 8,400
11.0%
6
Brazil
CAD 8,317
11.9%
7
Mexico
CAD 8,315
11.9%
8
Peru
CAD 8,258
12.5%
9
Chile
CAD 7,777
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 7,541
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 6,125
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 8,914
5.6%
1
Morocco
CAD 8,121
14.0%
2
Mozambique
CAD 7,485
20.7%
3
Cameroon
CAD 7,484
20.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 7,481
20.7%
5
Kenya
CAD 7,341
22.2%
6
Angola
CAD 7,077
25.0%
7
Ghana
CAD 7,055
25.3%
8
Nigeria
CAD 6,593
30.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 6,544
30.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 6,518
30.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 6,491
31.2%
12
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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.