Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$31,790
Federal tax deduction
- $4,258
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,187
CPP deduction
- $1,613
EI deduction
- $502
Total tax
- $7,560
Net pay
* $24,230
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$24,230
Net pay
$2,316
Tax the employer pays
$7,560
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$9,876
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,316 to pay you $31,790. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.11 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 29.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $31,790 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $7,560. That means that your net pay will be $24,230 per year, or $2,019 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.8% and your marginal tax rate is 24.9%. 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 $24.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by $75.10.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $751 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,755 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 24,230
23.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 24,053
24.3%
2
Quebec
CAD 23,815
25.1%
3
Northwest Territories
CAD 23,666
25.6%
4
Ontario
CAD 23,618
25.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 23,600
25.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 22,835
28.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 22,673
28.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 22,628
28.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 22,465
29.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 22,449
29.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 22,301
29.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 22,208
30.1%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 26,791
15.7%
1
Canada
CAD 23,618
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 30,070
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CAD 28,624
10.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 28,528
10.3%
3
Australia
CAD 28,273
11.1%
4
South Korea
CAD 26,894
15.4%
5
New Zealand
CAD 26,598
16.3%
6
Pakistan
CAD 26,185
17.6%
7
Indonesia
CAD 25,859
18.7%
8
Malaysia
CAD 25,583
19.5%
9
Kazakhstan
CAD 25,385
20.2%
10
Japan
CAD 25,344
20.3%
11
Singapore
CAD 25,206
20.7%
12
Philippines
CAD 24,475
23.0%
13
Vietnam
CAD 23,487
26.1%
14
China
CAD 22,382
29.6%
15
India
CAD 21,283
33.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 28,742
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 28,409
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 28,317
10.9%
3
Ecuador
CAD 27,607
13.2%
4
Colombia
CAD 26,913
15.3%
5
Panama
CAD 26,350
17.1%
6
Chile
CAD 25,690
19.2%
7
Mexico
CAD 25,117
21.0%
8
Peru
CAD 24,433
23.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 23,830
25.0%
10
Uruguay
CAD 23,246
26.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 20,654
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 25,802
18.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 23,657
25.6%
2
Angola
CAD 23,369
26.5%
3
Kenya
CAD 22,959
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 22,433
29.4%
5
Ghana
CAD 22,419
29.5%
6
Morocco
CAD 22,412
29.5%
7
Nigeria
CAD 21,797
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CAD 21,072
33.7%
9
Uganda
CAD 21,073
33.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 20,647
35.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 19,958
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 30,200
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 30,200
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 29,247
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 29,247
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 28,611
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 28,293
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 27,261
14.3%
7
Egypt
CAD 24,227
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 24,106
24.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 18,585
41.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nunavut 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.