Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$37,800
Federal tax deduction
- $5,094
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,164
CPP deduction
- $1,955
EI deduction
- $597
Total tax
- $9,810
Net pay
* $27,990
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$27,990
Net pay
$2,791
Tax the employer pays
$9,810
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$12,602
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,791 to pay you $37,800. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26% tax rate now rises to 31.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $37,800 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $9,810. That means that your net pay will be $27,990 per year, or $2,332 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.0% and your marginal tax rate is 28.9%. 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 $28.87, hence, your net pay will only increase by $71.13.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $711 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,557 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 28,744
24.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 28,380
24.9%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 28,074
25.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 27,990
26.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 27,980
26.0%
5
Quebec
CAD 27,758
26.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 27,060
28.4%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 26,840
29.0%
8
Alberta
CAD 26,629
29.6%
9
Nova Scotia
CAD 26,550
29.8%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 26,466
30.0%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 26,453
30.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 26,281
30.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 33,870
10.4%
1
Ireland
CAD 33,129
12.4%
2
Russia
CAD 32,886
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 32,717
13.5%
4
France
CAD 32,035
15.3%
5
Hungary
CAD 30,807
18.5%
6
Norway
CAD 30,809
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 30,536
19.2%
8
Ukraine
CAD 30,429
19.5%
9
Austria
CAD 30,175
20.2%
10
Spain
CAD 29,956
20.8%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 29,775
21.2%
12
Sweden
CAD 27,129
28.2%
13
Greece
CAD 27,082
28.4%
14
Italy
CAD 27,071
28.4%
15
Germany
CAD 26,906
28.8%
16
Poland
CAD 25,873
31.6%
17
Denmark
CAD 25,351
32.9%
18
Finland
CAD 24,897
34.1%
19
Portugal
CAD 24,130
36.2%
20
Netherlands
CAD 23,787
37.1%
21
Belgium
CAD 22,128
41.5%
22
Romania
CAD 22,113
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 31,283
17.2%
1
Canada
CAD 27,990
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 35,536
6.0%
1
Taiwan
CAD 33,819
10.5%
2
Thailand
CAD 33,356
11.8%
3
Australia
CAD 33,021
12.6%
4
South Korea
CAD 31,593
16.4%
5
New Zealand
CAD 31,451
16.8%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 30,253
20.0%
7
Pakistan
CAD 30,242
20.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 30,231
20.0%
9
Singapore
CAD 29,809
21.1%
10
Japan
CAD 29,713
21.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 29,617
21.7%
12
Philippines
CAD 28,532
24.5%
13
Vietnam
CAD 27,516
27.2%
14
China
CAD 25,965
31.3%
15
India
CAD 24,696
34.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 34,176
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 33,385
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 33,267
12.0%
3
Ecuador
CAD 32,299
14.6%
4
Colombia
CAD 31,132
17.6%
5
Panama
CAD 30,896
18.3%
6
Chile
CAD 30,404
19.6%
7
Mexico
CAD 29,335
22.4%
8
Peru
CAD 28,948
23.4%
9
Brazil
CAD 28,187
25.4%
10
Uruguay
CAD 27,328
27.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 24,560
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 29,893
20.9%
1
Angola
CAD 27,741
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 27,646
26.9%
3
Kenya
CAD 27,166
28.1%
4
Ghana
CAD 26,394
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 26,334
30.3%
6
Morocco
CAD 26,054
31.1%
7
Nigeria
CAD 25,885
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 24,980
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CAD 24,731
34.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 24,273
35.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 23,654
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 35,910
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 35,910
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 34,776
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 34,776
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 34,020
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 33,642
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 31,826
15.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 28,735
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 28,614
24.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 22,282
41.1%
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.