Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$90,144
Federal tax deduction
- $14,858
Provincial tax deduction
- $11,795
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $31,105
Net pay
* $59,039
Marginal tax rate
37.5%
Average tax rate
34.5%
65.5%
Net pay
34.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$59,039
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$31,105
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$35,939
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $90,144. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.99 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.5% tax rate now rises to 37.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $90,144 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $31,105. That means that your net pay will be $59,039 per year, or $4,920 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.5% and your marginal tax rate is 37.5%. 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 $37.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by $62.50.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $625 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,125 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 68,637
23.9%
1
Canada
CAD 63,724
29.3%
2
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.