Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$37,947
Federal tax deduction
- $5,115
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,175
CPP deduction
- $1,963
EI deduction
- $600
Total tax
- $9,853
Net pay
* $28,094
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$28,094
Net pay
$2,803
Tax the employer pays
$9,853
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$12,656
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,803 to pay you $37,947. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.34 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26% tax rate now rises to 31.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $37,947 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $9,853. That means that your net pay will be $28,094 per year, or $2,341 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 31,391
17.3%
1
Canada
CAD 28,094
26.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 34,308
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 33,508
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 33,385
12.0%
3
Ecuador
CAD 32,412
14.6%
4
Colombia
CAD 31,235
17.7%
5
Panama
CAD 31,007
18.3%
6
Chile
CAD 30,516
19.6%
7
Mexico
CAD 29,436
22.4%
8
Peru
CAD 29,056
23.4%
9
Brazil
CAD 28,294
25.4%
10
Uruguay
CAD 27,427
27.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 24,656
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 29,990
21.0%
1
Angola
CAD 27,848
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 27,744
26.9%
3
Kenya
CAD 27,269
28.1%
4
Ghana
CAD 26,491
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 26,428
30.4%
6
Morocco
CAD 26,143
31.1%
7
Nigeria
CAD 25,985
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 25,075
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CAD 24,821
34.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 24,362
35.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 23,744
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 36,050
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 36,050
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 34,911
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 34,911
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 34,152
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 33,773
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 31,938
15.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 28,845
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 28,724
24.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 22,368
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.