Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$42,372
Federal tax deduction
- $5,730
Provincial tax deduction
- $4,258
CPP deduction
- $2,216
EI deduction
- $669
Total tax
- $12,873
Net pay
* $29,499
Marginal tax rate
35.5%
Average tax rate
30.4%
69.6%
Net pay
30.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$29,499
Net pay
$3,153
Tax the employer pays
$12,873
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$16,026
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,153 to pay you $42,372. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.78 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.4% tax rate now rises to 35.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $42,372 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $12,873. That means that your net pay will be $29,499 per year, or $2,458 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.4% 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 32,177
24.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 31,735
25.1%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 31,427
25.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 31,313
26.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 31,312
26.1%
5
Quebec
CAD 30,758
27.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 30,135
28.9%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 30,042
29.1%
8
Alberta
CAD 29,808
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 29,611
30.1%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 29,499
30.4%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 29,471
30.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 29,337
30.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 37,596
11.3%
1
Russia
CAD 36,864
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 36,398
14.1%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 35,769
15.6%
4
France
CAD 35,549
16.1%
5
Hungary
CAD 34,533
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 34,109
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 33,826
20.2%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 33,558
20.8%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 33,159
21.7%
10
Spain
CAD 32,953
22.2%
11
Austria
CAD 32,557
23.2%
12
Sweden
CAD 30,192
28.7%
13
Greece
CAD 29,909
29.4%
14
Germany
CAD 29,468
30.5%
15
Italy
CAD 29,010
31.5%
16
Poland
CAD 28,793
32.1%
17
Denmark
CAD 28,477
32.8%
18
Finland
CAD 27,601
34.9%
19
Netherlands
CAD 26,664
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 26,509
37.4%
21
Romania
CAD 24,788
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 23,511
44.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 34,666
18.2%
1
Canada
CAD 31,313
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 39,618
6.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 37,772
10.9%
2
Thailand
CAD 36,924
12.9%
3
Australia
CAD 36,462
14.0%
4
South Korea
CAD 35,168
17.0%
5
New Zealand
CAD 34,866
17.7%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 33,957
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 33,557
20.8%
8
Pakistan
CAD 33,328
21.3%
9
Singapore
CAD 33,286
21.4%
10
Japan
CAD 32,828
22.5%
11
Malaysia
CAD 32,589
23.1%
12
Philippines
CAD 31,618
25.4%
13
Vietnam
CAD 30,412
28.2%
14
China
CAD 28,563
32.6%
15
India
CAD 27,293
35.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 38,309
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 37,168
12.3%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 36,950
12.8%
3
Ecuador
CAD 35,817
15.5%
4
Panama
CAD 34,355
18.9%
5
Colombia
CAD 34,332
19.0%
6
Chile
CAD 33,870
20.1%
7
Mexico
CAD 32,429
23.5%
8
Peru
CAD 32,306
23.8%
9
Brazil
CAD 31,502
25.7%
10
Uruguay
CAD 30,608
27.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 27,532
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 32,874
22.4%
1
Angola
CAD 31,067
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 30,622
27.7%
3
Kenya
CAD 30,366
28.3%
4
Ghana
CAD 29,419
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 29,208
31.1%
6
Nigeria
CAD 28,995
31.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 28,825
32.0%
8
Uganda
CAD 27,951
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CAD 27,515
35.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 27,017
36.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 26,466
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 40,253
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 40,253
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 38,982
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 38,982
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 38,135
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 37,711
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 35,286
16.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 32,164
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 32,043
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 24,945
41.1%
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.