Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$37,380
Federal tax deduction
- $5,036
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,544
CPP deduction
- $1,931
EI deduction
- $591
Total tax
- $11,101
Net pay
* $26,279
Marginal tax rate
35.5%
Average tax rate
29.7%
70.3%
Net pay
29.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$26,279
Net pay
$2,758
Tax the employer pays
$11,101
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$13,859
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,758 to pay you $37,380. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.71 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.7% tax rate now rises to 34.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $37,380 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $11,101. That means that your net pay will be $26,279 per year, or $2,190 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.7% and your marginal tax rate is 35.5%. 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 $35.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by $64.50.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $645 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,225 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 28,428
23.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 28,071
24.9%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 27,766
25.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 27,691
25.9%
4
Yukon
CAD 27,674
26.0%
5
Quebec
CAD 27,483
26.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 26,767
28.4%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 26,546
29.0%
8
Alberta
CAD 26,337
29.5%
9
Nova Scotia
CAD 26,279
29.7%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 26,190
29.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 26,162
30.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 26,000
30.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 33,535
10.3%
1
Ireland
CAD 32,828
12.2%
2
Russia
CAD 32,521
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 32,437
13.2%
4
France
CAD 31,712
15.2%
5
Norway
CAD 30,531
18.3%
6
Hungary
CAD 30,465
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 30,259
19.1%
8
Ukraine
CAD 30,091
19.5%
9
Austria
CAD 29,957
19.9%
10
Spain
CAD 29,680
20.6%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 29,465
21.2%
12
Italy
CAD 26,893
28.1%
13
Sweden
CAD 26,847
28.2%
14
Greece
CAD 26,822
28.2%
15
Germany
CAD 26,670
28.7%
16
Poland
CAD 25,605
31.5%
17
Denmark
CAD 25,064
33.0%
18
Finland
CAD 24,648
34.1%
19
Portugal
CAD 23,911
36.0%
20
Netherlands
CAD 23,523
37.1%
21
Belgium
CAD 22,001
41.1%
22
Romania
CAD 21,867
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 30,972
17.1%
1
Canada
CAD 27,691
25.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 35,161
5.9%
1
Taiwan
CAD 33,456
10.5%
2
Thailand
CAD 33,025
11.7%
3
Australia
CAD 32,689
12.6%
4
South Korea
CAD 31,264
16.4%
5
New Zealand
CAD 31,131
16.7%
6
Pakistan
CAD 29,958
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 29,925
19.9%
8
Kazakhstan
CAD 29,913
20.0%
9
Singapore
CAD 29,487
21.1%
10
Japan
CAD 29,426
21.3%
11
Malaysia
CAD 29,340
21.5%
12
Philippines
CAD 28,248
24.4%
13
Vietnam
CAD 27,235
27.1%
14
China
CAD 25,755
31.1%
15
India
CAD 24,458
34.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 33,796
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 33,036
11.6%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 32,929
11.9%
3
Ecuador
CAD 31,975
14.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 30,838
17.5%
5
Panama
CAD 30,578
18.2%
6
Chile
CAD 30,086
19.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 29,048
22.3%
8
Peru
CAD 28,639
23.4%
9
Brazil
CAD 27,883
25.4%
10
Uruguay
CAD 27,042
27.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 24,287
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 29,615
20.8%
1
Angola
CAD 27,435
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 27,367
26.8%
3
Kenya
CAD 26,872
28.1%
4
Ghana
CAD 26,116
30.1%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 26,066
30.3%
6
Morocco
CAD 25,800
31.0%
7
Nigeria
CAD 25,599
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 24,707
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CAD 24,476
34.5%
10
Senegal
CAD 24,021
35.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 23,395
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 35,511
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 35,511
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 34,390
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 34,390
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 33,642
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 33,268
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 31,509
15.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 28,420
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 28,299
24.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 22,037
41.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nova Scotia 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.