Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$72,520
Federal tax deduction
- $11,245
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,462
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $19,160
Net pay
* $53,360
Marginal tax rate
27.5%
Average tax rate
26.4%
73.6%
Net pay
26.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$53,360
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$19,160
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$23,993
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $72,520. 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 $72,520 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $19,160. That means that your net pay will be $53,360 per year, or $4,447 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 53,360
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 52,601
27.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 52,076
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 51,968
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 51,631
28.8%
5
Alberta
CAD 50,016
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 49,160
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 48,927
32.5%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 48,966
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 48,802
32.7%
10
Manitoba
CAD 48,715
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 48,282
33.4%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 47,966
33.9%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 63,092
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 61,038
15.8%
2
Hungary
CAD 59,104
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 58,379
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 55,892
22.9%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 55,468
23.5%
6
France
CAD 54,922
24.3%
7
Ireland
CAD 54,368
25.0%
8
Norway
CAD 53,724
25.9%
9
Spain
CAD 51,789
28.6%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 49,869
31.2%
11
Sweden
CAD 49,574
31.6%
12
Austria
CAD 49,292
32.0%
13
Denmark
CAD 48,844
32.7%
14
Greece
CAD 46,857
35.4%
15
Netherlands
CAD 45,637
37.1%
16
Poland
CAD 45,584
37.1%
17
Germany
CAD 45,307
37.5%
18
Finland
CAD 42,975
40.7%
19
Romania
CAD 42,424
41.5%
20
Italy
CAD 42,323
41.6%
21
Portugal
CAD 40,772
43.8%
22
Belgium
CAD 34,806
52.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 56,957
21.5%
1
Canada
CAD 51,631
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 64,768
10.7%
1
Taiwan
CAD 62,366
14.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 59,535
17.9%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 58,376
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 57,939
20.1%
5
Australia
CAD 56,209
22.5%
6
Singapore
CAD 55,295
23.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 55,118
24.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 54,182
25.3%
9
Japan
CAD 53,490
26.2%
10
Pakistan
CAD 53,370
26.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 52,183
28.0%
12
Philippines
CAD 51,399
29.1%
13
China
CAD 49,534
31.7%
14
Vietnam
CAD 49,426
31.9%
15
India
CAD 44,417
38.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 65,268
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 60,058
17.2%
2
Chile
CAD 60,022
17.2%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 59,722
17.7%
4
Panama
CAD 57,162
21.2%
5
Ecuador
CAD 56,871
21.6%
6
Colombia
CAD 54,873
24.3%
7
Peru
CAD 54,085
25.4%
8
Brazil
CAD 53,359
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 52,576
27.5%
10
Uruguay
CAD 49,108
32.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 47,128
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 53,000
26.9%
1
Kenya
CAD 51,470
29.0%
2
South Africa
CAD 51,293
29.3%
3
Mozambique
CAD 50,219
30.8%
4
Nigeria
CAD 49,501
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 49,361
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 47,930
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 47,094
35.1%
8
Cameroon
CAD 45,871
36.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 45,105
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 45,007
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 44,863
38.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 68,894
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 68,894
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 66,718
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 66,718
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 65,268
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 64,543
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 56,516
22.1%
7
Egypt
CAD 54,775
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 54,654
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 42,503
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.