Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$46,041
Federal tax deduction
- $6,240
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,249
CPP deduction
- $2,425
EI deduction
- $727
Total tax
- $11,641
Net pay
* $34,400
Marginal tax rate
28.5%
Average tax rate
25.3%
74.7%
Net pay
25.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$34,400
Net pay
$3,443
Tax the employer pays
$11,641
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,084
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,443 to pay you $46,041. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.3% tax rate now rises to 30.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $46,041 a year living in the region of British Columbia, Canada, you will be taxed $11,641. That means that your net pay will be $34,400 per year, or $2,867 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.3% and your marginal tax rate is 28.5%. 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 $28.52, hence, your net pay will only increase by $71.48.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $715 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,574 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 34,920
24.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 34,400
25.3%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 34,092
26.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 33,969
26.2%
4
Yukon
CAD 33,986
26.2%
5
Quebec
CAD 33,139
28.0%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 32,555
29.3%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 32,518
29.4%
8
Alberta
CAD 32,360
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 32,132
30.2%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 31,865
30.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 31,883
30.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 31,790
31.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 40,628
11.8%
1
Russia
CAD 40,056
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 39,021
15.3%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 38,218
17.0%
4
France
CAD 38,161
17.1%
5
Hungary
CAD 37,523
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 37,063
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 36,248
21.3%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 35,897
22.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 35,874
22.1%
10
Spain
CAD 35,353
23.2%
11
Austria
CAD 34,501
25.1%
12
Sweden
CAD 32,658
29.1%
13
Greece
CAD 32,176
30.1%
14
Germany
CAD 31,500
31.6%
15
Poland
CAD 31,135
32.4%
16
Denmark
CAD 30,989
32.7%
17
Italy
CAD 30,610
33.5%
18
Finland
CAD 29,643
35.6%
19
Netherlands
CAD 28,973
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 28,417
38.3%
21
Romania
CAD 26,934
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 24,623
46.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 37,380
18.8%
1
Canada
CAD 33,969
26.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 42,793
7.1%
1
Taiwan
CAD 40,944
11.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 39,676
13.8%
3
Australia
CAD 38,865
15.6%
4
South Korea
CAD 38,005
17.5%
5
New Zealand
CAD 37,384
18.8%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 36,929
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 36,167
21.5%
8
Singapore
CAD 35,959
21.9%
9
Pakistan
CAD 35,805
22.2%
10
Japan
CAD 35,329
23.3%
11
Malaysia
CAD 34,965
24.1%
12
Philippines
CAD 34,073
26.0%
13
Vietnam
CAD 32,711
29.0%
14
China
CAD 30,838
33.0%
15
India
CAD 29,377
36.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 41,626
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 40,042
13.0%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 39,862
13.4%
3
Ecuador
CAD 38,639
16.1%
4
Panama
CAD 37,130
19.4%
5
Colombia
CAD 36,901
19.9%
6
Chile
CAD 36,709
20.3%
7
Peru
CAD 34,970
24.1%
8
Mexico
CAD 34,895
24.2%
9
Brazil
CAD 34,162
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CAD 33,029
28.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 29,917
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 35,222
23.5%
1
Angola
CAD 33,736
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 33,007
28.3%
3
Kenya
CAD 32,934
28.5%
4
Ghana
CAD 31,846
30.8%
5
Nigeria
CAD 31,490
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 31,480
31.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 31,048
32.6%
8
Uganda
CAD 30,299
34.2%
9
Cameroon
CAD 29,749
35.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 29,218
36.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 28,722
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 43,739
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 43,739
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 42,358
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 42,358
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 41,437
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 40,976
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 37,936
17.6%
7
Egypt
CAD 34,916
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 34,794
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 27,082
41.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the British Columbia 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.