Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$46,964
Federal tax deduction
- $6,369
Provincial tax deduction
- $4,915
CPP deduction
- $2,477
EI deduction
- $742
Total tax
- $14,503
Net pay
* $32,461
Marginal tax rate
35.5%
Average tax rate
30.9%
69.1%
Net pay
30.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$32,461
Net pay
$3,516
Tax the employer pays
$14,503
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$18,020
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,516 to pay you $46,964. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.84 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.9% tax rate now rises to 35.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $46,964 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $14,503. That means that your net pay will be $32,461 per year, or $2,705 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.9% 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 35,601
24.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 35,060
25.3%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 34,747
26.0%
3
Yukon
CAD 34,659
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 34,597
26.3%
5
Quebec
CAD 33,722
28.2%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 33,151
29.4%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 33,117
29.5%
8
Alberta
CAD 33,001
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 32,757
30.3%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 32,489
30.8%
11
Nova Scotia
CAD 32,461
30.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 32,407
31.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 41,391
11.9%
1
Russia
CAD 40,859
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 39,681
15.5%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 38,834
17.3%
4
France
CAD 38,745
17.5%
5
Hungary
CAD 38,276
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 37,806
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 36,857
21.5%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 36,557
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 36,456
22.4%
10
Spain
CAD 35,955
23.4%
11
Austria
CAD 35,001
25.5%
12
Sweden
CAD 33,279
29.1%
13
Greece
CAD 32,746
30.3%
14
Germany
CAD 32,002
31.9%
15
Poland
CAD 31,655
32.6%
16
Denmark
CAD 31,620
32.7%
17
Italy
CAD 31,029
33.9%
18
Finland
CAD 30,112
35.9%
19
Netherlands
CAD 29,554
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 28,897
38.5%
21
Romania
CAD 27,474
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 24,903
47.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 38,063
19.0%
1
Canada
CAD 34,597
26.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 43,592
7.2%
1
Taiwan
CAD 41,742
11.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 40,368
14.0%
3
Australia
CAD 39,470
16.0%
4
South Korea
CAD 38,719
17.6%
5
New Zealand
CAD 38,017
19.1%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 37,676
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 36,804
21.6%
8
Singapore
CAD 36,631
22.0%
9
Pakistan
CAD 36,428
22.4%
10
Japan
CAD 35,958
23.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 35,567
24.3%
12
Philippines
CAD 34,687
26.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 33,289
29.1%
14
China
CAD 31,410
33.1%
15
India
CAD 29,902
36.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 42,461
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 40,765
13.2%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 40,574
13.6%
3
Ecuador
CAD 39,349
16.2%
4
Panama
CAD 37,829
19.5%
5
Colombia
CAD 37,546
20.1%
6
Chile
CAD 37,515
20.1%
7
Peru
CAD 35,641
24.1%
8
Mexico
CAD 35,516
24.4%
9
Brazil
CAD 34,831
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CAD 33,589
28.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 30,517
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 35,813
23.7%
1
Angola
CAD 34,408
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 33,607
28.4%
3
Kenya
CAD 33,581
28.5%
4
Ghana
CAD 32,456
30.9%
5
Nigeria
CAD 32,118
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 32,052
31.8%
7
Morocco
CAD 31,607
32.7%
8
Uganda
CAD 30,807
34.4%
9
Cameroon
CAD 30,311
35.5%
10
Senegal
CAD 29,772
36.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 29,290
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 44,616
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 44,616
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 43,207
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 43,207
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 42,268
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 41,798
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 38,603
17.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 35,608
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 35,487
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 27,619
41.2%
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.