Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$72,020
Federal tax deduction
- $11,142
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,427
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $19,022
Net pay
* $52,998
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
26.4%
73.6%
Net pay
26.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$52,998
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$19,022
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$23,856
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $72,020. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.31 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.4% tax rate now rises to 31.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $72,020 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $19,022. That means that your net pay will be $52,998 per year, or $4,416 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 52,998
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 52,242
27.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 51,721
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 51,616
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 51,295
28.8%
5
Alberta
CAD 49,669
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 48,825
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 48,603
32.5%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 48,641
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 48,490
32.7%
10
Manitoba
CAD 48,384
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 47,968
33.4%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 47,652
33.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 62,657
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 60,663
15.8%
2
Hungary
CAD 58,696
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 57,976
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 55,559
22.9%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 55,098
23.5%
6
France
CAD 54,605
24.2%
7
Ireland
CAD 54,110
24.9%
8
Norway
CAD 53,394
25.9%
9
Spain
CAD 51,490
28.5%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 49,639
31.1%
11
Sweden
CAD 49,324
31.5%
12
Austria
CAD 49,033
31.9%
13
Denmark
CAD 48,508
32.7%
14
Greece
CAD 46,606
35.3%
15
Netherlands
CAD 45,322
37.1%
16
Poland
CAD 45,297
37.1%
17
Germany
CAD 45,058
37.4%
18
Finland
CAD 42,732
40.7%
19
Romania
CAD 42,132
41.5%
20
Italy
CAD 42,089
41.6%
21
Portugal
CAD 40,552
43.7%
22
Belgium
CAD 34,608
52.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 56,590
21.4%
1
Canada
CAD 51,295
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 64,353
10.7%
1
Taiwan
CAD 61,973
14.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 59,160
17.9%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 57,971
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 57,582
20.1%
5
Australia
CAD 55,881
22.4%
6
Singapore
CAD 54,929
23.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 54,790
23.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 53,843
25.2%
9
Japan
CAD 53,119
26.2%
10
Pakistan
CAD 53,045
26.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 51,855
28.0%
12
Philippines
CAD 51,073
29.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 49,101
31.8%
14
China
CAD 48,907
32.1%
15
India
CAD 44,133
38.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 64,826
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 59,678
17.1%
2
Chile
CAD 59,589
17.3%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 59,385
17.5%
4
Panama
CAD 56,784
21.2%
5
Ecuador
CAD 56,531
21.5%
6
Colombia
CAD 54,560
24.2%
7
Peru
CAD 53,735
25.4%
8
Brazil
CAD 52,997
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 52,250
27.5%
10
Uruguay
CAD 48,804
32.2%
11
Argentina
CAD 46,803
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 52,636
26.9%
1
Kenya
CAD 51,120
29.0%
2
South Africa
CAD 50,998
29.2%
3
Mozambique
CAD 49,894
30.7%
4
Nigeria
CAD 49,161
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 49,031
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 47,610
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 46,791
35.0%
8
Cameroon
CAD 45,566
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 44,805
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 44,699
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 44,588
38.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 68,419
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 68,419
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 66,258
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 66,258
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 64,818
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 64,098
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 56,187
22.0%
7
Egypt
CAD 54,400
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 54,279
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 42,212
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.