Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$70,688
Federal tax deduction
- $10,869
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,334
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $18,656
Net pay
* $52,032
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
26.4%
73.6%
Net pay
26.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$52,032
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$18,656
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$23,489
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $70,688. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.32 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 $70,688 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $18,656. That means that your net pay will be $52,032 per year, or $4,336 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 52,032
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 51,286
27.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 50,777
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 50,677
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 50,398
28.7%
5
Alberta
CAD 48,743
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 47,933
32.2%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 47,775
32.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 47,742
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 47,658
32.6%
10
Manitoba
CAD 47,502
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 47,132
33.3%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 46,815
33.8%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 55,611
21.3%
1
Canada
CAD 50,398
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 63,247
10.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 60,929
13.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 58,161
17.7%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 56,893
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 56,632
19.9%
5
Australia
CAD 55,009
22.2%
6
Singapore
CAD 53,956
23.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 53,916
23.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 52,938
25.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 52,179
26.2%
10
Japan
CAD 52,148
26.2%
11
Malaysia
CAD 50,981
27.9%
12
Philippines
CAD 50,202
29.0%
13
Vietnam
CAD 48,235
31.8%
14
China
CAD 47,238
33.2%
15
India
CAD 43,377
38.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 63,647
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 58,664
17.0%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 58,488
17.3%
3
Chile
CAD 58,437
17.3%
4
Panama
CAD 55,776
21.1%
5
Ecuador
CAD 55,627
21.3%
6
Colombia
CAD 53,717
24.0%
7
Peru
CAD 52,803
25.3%
8
Brazil
CAD 52,031
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 51,381
27.3%
10
Uruguay
CAD 47,995
32.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 45,938
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 51,667
26.9%
1
South Africa
CAD 50,212
29.0%
2
Kenya
CAD 50,187
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CAD 49,028
30.6%
4
Nigeria
CAD 48,255
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 48,150
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 46,758
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 45,984
35.0%
8
Cameroon
CAD 44,755
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 44,006
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 43,880
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 43,855
38.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 67,154
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 67,154
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 65,033
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 65,033
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 63,619
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 62,912
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 55,310
21.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 53,401
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 53,280
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 41,436
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.