Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$48,096
Federal tax deduction
- $6,526
Provincial tax deduction
- $4,479
CPP deduction
- $2,542
EI deduction
- $760
Total tax
- $14,307
Net pay
* $33,789
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
29.7%
70.3%
Net pay
29.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$33,789
Net pay
$3,606
Tax the employer pays
$14,307
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$17,913
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,606 to pay you $48,096. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.72 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.7% tax rate now rises to 34.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $48,096 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $14,307. That means that your net pay will be $33,789 per year, or $2,816 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.8% and your marginal tax rate is 30.5%. 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 $30.46, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.54.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $695 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,477 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 36,437
24.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 35,869
25.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 35,549
26.1%
3
Yukon
CAD 35,484
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 35,367
26.5%
5
Quebec
CAD 34,437
28.4%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 33,884
29.6%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 33,852
29.6%
8
Alberta
CAD 33,789
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 33,524
30.3%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 33,233
30.9%
11
Manitoba
CAD 33,163
31.0%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 33,191
31.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 42,294
12.1%
1
Russia
CAD 41,844
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 40,490
15.8%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 39,589
17.7%
4
France
CAD 39,461
18.0%
5
Hungary
CAD 39,198
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 38,717
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 37,604
21.8%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 37,394
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 37,141
22.8%
10
Spain
CAD 36,693
23.7%
11
Austria
CAD 35,615
26.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 34,042
29.2%
13
Greece
CAD 33,445
30.5%
14
Germany
CAD 32,619
32.2%
15
Denmark
CAD 32,390
32.7%
16
Poland
CAD 32,260
32.9%
17
Italy
CAD 31,542
34.4%
18
Finland
CAD 30,687
36.2%
19
Netherlands
CAD 30,266
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 29,486
38.7%
21
Romania
CAD 28,136
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 25,248
47.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 38,901
19.1%
1
Canada
CAD 35,367
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 44,568
7.3%
1
Taiwan
CAD 42,720
11.2%
2
Thailand
CAD 41,217
14.3%
3
Australia
CAD 40,211
16.4%
4
South Korea
CAD 39,586
17.7%
5
New Zealand
CAD 38,794
19.3%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 38,593
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 37,584
21.9%
8
Singapore
CAD 37,458
22.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 37,192
22.7%
10
Japan
CAD 36,729
23.6%
11
Malaysia
CAD 36,306
24.5%
12
Philippines
CAD 35,440
26.3%
13
Vietnam
CAD 33,998
29.3%
14
China
CAD 32,112
33.2%
15
India
CAD 30,545
36.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 43,484
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 41,652
13.4%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 41,446
13.8%
3
Ecuador
CAD 40,219
16.4%
4
Panama
CAD 38,685
19.6%
5
Chile
CAD 38,504
19.9%
6
Colombia
CAD 38,338
20.3%
7
Peru
CAD 36,463
24.2%
8
Mexico
CAD 36,277
24.6%
9
Brazil
CAD 35,652
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CAD 34,277
28.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 31,253
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 36,537
24.0%
1
Angola
CAD 35,231
26.8%
2
Kenya
CAD 34,373
28.5%
3
Mozambique
CAD 34,343
28.6%
4
Ghana
CAD 33,205
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CAD 32,888
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 32,753
31.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 32,293
32.9%
8
Uganda
CAD 31,430
34.7%
9
Cameroon
CAD 31,000
35.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 30,451
36.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 29,986
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 45,691
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 45,691
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 44,248
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 44,248
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 43,286
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 42,805
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 39,405
18.1%
7
Egypt
CAD 36,457
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 36,336
24.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 28,279
41.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Alberta 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.