Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$9,956
Federal tax deduction
- $1,222
Provincial tax deduction
- $439
CPP deduction
- $368
EI deduction
- $157
Total tax
- $2,185
Net pay
* $7,771
Marginal tax rate
29.9%
Average tax rate
22.0%
78.0%
Net pay
22.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$7,771
Net pay
$588
Tax the employer pays
$2,185
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2,774
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $588 to pay you $9,956. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.79 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22% tax rate now rises to 26.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $9,956 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $2,185. That means that your net pay will be $7,771 per year, or $648 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.0% and your marginal tax rate is 29.9%. 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 $29.93, hence, your net pay will only increase by $70.07.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $701 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,504 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 8,375
15.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 8,209
17.5%
2
Nunavut
CAD 7,832
21.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 7,771
22.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 7,688
22.8%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 7,653
23.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 7,389
25.8%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 7,380
25.9%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 7,323
26.4%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 7,285
26.8%
10
Alberta
CAD 7,266
27.0%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 7,219
27.5%
12
Manitoba
CAD 7,191
27.8%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 9,096
8.6%
1
Canada
CAD 7,771
22.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 9,956
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 9,956
0.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 9,416
5.4%
3
Pakistan
CAD 9,374
5.9%
4
Taiwan
CAD 9,075
8.9%
5
Philippines
CAD 8,879
10.8%
6
South Korea
CAD 8,793
11.7%
7
Malaysia
CAD 8,785
11.8%
8
New Zealand
CAD 8,772
11.9%
9
Indonesia
CAD 8,730
12.3%
10
India
CAD 8,196
17.7%
11
Japan
CAD 8,090
18.7%
12
Vietnam
CAD 8,070
19.0%
13
Singapore
CAD 7,969
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 7,885
20.8%
15
China
CAD 7,153
28.2%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 9,458
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 9,458
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 9,160
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 9,160
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 8,960
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 8,861
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 8,647
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 7,808
21.6%
8
Lebanon
CAD 7,731
22.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 6,059
39.1%
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.