Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$70,053
Federal tax deduction
- $10,739
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,290
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $18,481
Net pay
* $51,572
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
26.4%
73.6%
Net pay
26.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$51,572
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$18,481
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$23,315
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $70,053. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.4% tax rate now rises to 31.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $70,053 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $18,481. That means that your net pay will be $51,572 per year, or $4,298 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.4% and your marginal tax rate is 27.5%. 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 $27.50, hence, your net pay will only increase by $72.50.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $725 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,625 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 51,572
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 50,830
27.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 50,327
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 50,229
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 49,970
28.7%
5
Alberta
CAD 48,301
31.1%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 47,507
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 47,331
32.4%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 47,362
32.4%
9
Quebec
CAD 47,261
32.5%
10
Manitoba
CAD 47,081
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 46,733
33.3%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 46,416
33.7%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 55,145
21.3%
1
Canada
CAD 49,970
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 62,720
10.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 60,430
13.7%
2
Thailand
CAD 57,685
17.7%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 56,378
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 56,178
19.8%
5
Australia
CAD 54,593
22.1%
6
New Zealand
CAD 53,500
23.6%
7
Singapore
CAD 53,492
23.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 52,507
25.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 51,767
26.1%
10
Japan
CAD 51,711
26.2%
11
Malaysia
CAD 50,565
27.8%
12
Philippines
CAD 49,787
28.9%
13
Vietnam
CAD 47,822
31.7%
14
China
CAD 46,442
33.7%
15
India
CAD 43,016
38.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 63,085
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 58,181
17.0%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 58,061
17.1%
3
Chile
CAD 57,889
17.4%
4
Panama
CAD 55,296
21.1%
5
Ecuador
CAD 55,195
21.2%
6
Colombia
CAD 53,316
23.9%
7
Peru
CAD 52,358
25.3%
8
Brazil
CAD 51,571
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 50,967
27.3%
10
Uruguay
CAD 47,610
32.0%
11
Argentina
CAD 45,525
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 51,205
26.9%
1
South Africa
CAD 49,838
28.9%
2
Kenya
CAD 49,743
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CAD 48,615
30.6%
4
Nigeria
CAD 47,823
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 47,729
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 46,352
33.8%
7
Morocco
CAD 45,599
34.9%
8
Cameroon
CAD 44,369
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 43,625
37.7%
10
Uganda
CAD 43,506
37.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 43,489
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 66,550
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 66,550
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 64,449
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 64,449
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 63,048
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 62,347
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 54,863
21.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 52,925
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 52,803
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 41,066
41.4%
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.