Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$31,688
Federal tax deduction
- $4,244
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,794
CPP deduction
- $1,607
EI deduction
- $501
Total tax
- $8,145
Net pay
* $23,543
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
25.7%
74.3%
Net pay
25.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$23,543
Net pay
$2,308
Tax the employer pays
$8,145
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$10,453
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,308 to pay you $31,688. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.7% tax rate now rises to 30.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $31,688 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $8,145. That means that your net pay will be $23,543 per year, or $1,962 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.7% and your marginal tax rate is 25.9%. 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 $25.87, hence, your net pay will only increase by $74.13.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $741 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,707 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 24,153
23.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 23,981
24.3%
2
Quebec
CAD 23,748
25.1%
3
Northwest Territories
CAD 23,591
25.6%
4
Ontario
CAD 23,543
25.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 23,526
25.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 22,763
28.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 22,607
28.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 22,556
28.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 22,397
29.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 22,379
29.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 22,231
29.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 22,138
30.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CAD 29,091
8.2%
1
Switzerland
CAD 28,999
8.5%
2
United Kingdom
CAD 28,637
9.6%
3
Russia
CAD 27,569
13.0%
4
France
CAD 27,146
14.3%
5
Norway
CAD 26,720
15.7%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 26,199
17.3%
7
Austria
CAD 26,046
17.8%
8
Hungary
CAD 25,826
18.5%
9
Spain
CAD 25,724
18.8%
10
Ukraine
CAD 25,509
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 25,252
20.3%
12
Italy
CAD 23,698
25.2%
13
Germany
CAD 23,452
26.0%
14
Greece
CAD 23,120
27.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 23,032
27.3%
16
Poland
CAD 21,970
30.7%
17
Denmark
CAD 21,235
33.0%
18
Finland
CAD 21,124
33.3%
19
Portugal
CAD 20,821
34.3%
20
Netherlands
CAD 19,941
37.1%
21
Belgium
CAD 19,655
38.0%
22
Romania
CAD 18,537
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 26,714
15.7%
1
Canada
CAD 23,543
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 29,975
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CAD 28,536
10.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 28,444
10.2%
3
Australia
CAD 28,192
11.0%
4
South Korea
CAD 26,814
15.4%
5
New Zealand
CAD 26,516
16.3%
6
Pakistan
CAD 26,116
17.6%
7
Indonesia
CAD 25,784
18.6%
8
Malaysia
CAD 25,514
19.5%
9
Kazakhstan
CAD 25,303
20.2%
10
Japan
CAD 25,266
20.3%
11
Singapore
CAD 25,128
20.7%
12
Philippines
CAD 24,406
23.0%
13
Vietnam
CAD 23,418
26.1%
14
China
CAD 22,311
29.6%
15
India
CAD 21,225
33.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 28,650
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 28,318
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 28,230
10.9%
3
Ecuador
CAD 27,527
13.1%
4
Colombia
CAD 26,838
15.3%
5
Panama
CAD 26,272
17.1%
6
Chile
CAD 25,609
19.2%
7
Mexico
CAD 25,042
21.0%
8
Peru
CAD 24,356
23.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 23,756
25.0%
10
Uruguay
CAD 23,177
26.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 20,588
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 25,732
18.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 23,584
25.6%
2
Angola
CAD 23,294
26.5%
3
Kenya
CAD 22,887
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 22,366
29.4%
5
Morocco
CAD 22,350
29.5%
6
Ghana
CAD 22,351
29.5%
7
Nigeria
CAD 21,727
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CAD 21,010
33.7%
9
Uganda
CAD 21,007
33.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 20,585
35.0%
11
Zambia
CAD 19,895
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 30,104
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 30,104
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 29,153
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 29,153
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 28,519
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 28,202
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 27,183
14.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 24,151
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 24,030
24.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 18,520
41.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Ontario 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.