Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$6,881
Federal tax deduction
- $794
Provincial tax deduction
- $339
CPP deduction
- $193
EI deduction
- $109
Total tax
- $1,434
Net pay
* $5,447
Marginal tax rate
27.1%
Average tax rate
20.8%
79.2%
Net pay
20.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$5,447
Net pay
$345
Tax the employer pays
$1,434
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$1,779
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $345 to pay you $6,881. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.8% tax rate now rises to 24.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $6,881 a year living in the region of Yukon, Canada, you will be taxed $1,434. That means that your net pay will be $5,447 per year, or $454 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.8% and your marginal tax rate is 27.1%. 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 $27.13, hence, your net pay will only increase by $72.87.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $729 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,644 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 6,285
8.7%
1
Canada
CAD 5,635
18.1%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Yukon 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.