Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$71,890
Federal tax deduction
- $11,116
Provincial tax deduction
- $4,173
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $19,741
Net pay
* $52,149
Marginal tax rate
28.2%
Average tax rate
27.5%
72.5%
Net pay
27.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$52,149
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$19,741
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$24,575
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $71,890. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.42 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.5% tax rate now rises to 32.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $71,890 a year living in the region of British Columbia, Canada, you will be taxed $19,741. That means that your net pay will be $52,149 per year, or $4,346 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.5% and your marginal tax rate is 28.2%. 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 $28.20, hence, your net pay will only increase by $71.80.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $718 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,590 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 52,904
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 52,149
27.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 51,629
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 51,524
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 51,207
28.8%
5
Alberta
CAD 49,578
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 48,738
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 48,519
32.5%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 48,556
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 48,409
32.7%
10
Manitoba
CAD 48,298
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 47,887
33.4%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 47,570
33.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 62,544
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 60,565
15.8%
2
Hungary
CAD 58,590
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 57,871
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 55,472
22.8%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 55,002
23.5%
6
France
CAD 54,523
24.2%
7
Ireland
CAD 54,043
24.8%
8
Norway
CAD 53,308
25.9%
9
Spain
CAD 51,413
28.5%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 49,579
31.0%
11
Sweden
CAD 49,259
31.5%
12
Austria
CAD 48,966
31.9%
13
Denmark
CAD 48,421
32.7%
14
Greece
CAD 46,541
35.3%
15
Netherlands
CAD 45,241
37.1%
16
Poland
CAD 45,222
37.1%
17
Germany
CAD 44,993
37.4%
18
Finland
CAD 42,669
40.7%
19
Romania
CAD 42,056
41.5%
20
Italy
CAD 42,029
41.5%
21
Portugal
CAD 40,495
43.7%
22
Belgium
CAD 34,556
51.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 56,494
21.4%
1
Canada
CAD 51,207
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 64,245
10.6%
1
Taiwan
CAD 61,871
13.9%
2
Thailand
CAD 59,063
17.8%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 57,866
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 57,489
20.0%
5
Australia
CAD 55,796
22.4%
6
Singapore
CAD 54,834
23.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 54,705
23.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 53,754
25.2%
9
Japan
CAD 53,022
26.3%
10
Pakistan
CAD 52,961
26.3%
11
Malaysia
CAD 51,770
28.0%
12
Philippines
CAD 50,988
29.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 49,016
31.8%
14
China
CAD 48,744
32.2%
15
India
CAD 44,059
38.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 64,711
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 59,579
17.1%
2
Chile
CAD 59,477
17.3%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 59,298
17.5%
4
Panama
CAD 56,685
21.2%
5
Ecuador
CAD 56,443
21.5%
6
Colombia
CAD 54,478
24.2%
7
Peru
CAD 53,644
25.4%
8
Brazil
CAD 52,903
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 52,165
27.4%
10
Uruguay
CAD 48,725
32.2%
11
Argentina
CAD 46,719
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 52,541
26.9%
1
Kenya
CAD 51,029
29.0%
2
South Africa
CAD 50,922
29.2%
3
Mozambique
CAD 49,809
30.7%
4
Nigeria
CAD 49,073
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 48,945
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 47,527
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 46,712
35.0%
8
Cameroon
CAD 45,487
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 44,727
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 44,619
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 44,516
38.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 68,296
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 68,295
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 66,139
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 66,139
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 64,701
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 63,982
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 56,101
22.0%
7
Egypt
CAD 54,302
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 54,181
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 42,136
41.4%
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.