Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$37,999
Federal tax deduction
- $5,122
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,179
CPP deduction
- $1,966
EI deduction
- $600
Total tax
- $9,868
Net pay
* $28,131
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$28,131
Net pay
$2,807
Tax the employer pays
$9,868
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$12,675
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,807 to pay you $37,999. 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 $37,999 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $9,868. That means that your net pay will be $28,131 per year, or $2,344 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 28,893
24.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 28,527
24.9%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 28,220
25.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 28,131
26.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 28,125
26.0%
5
Quebec
CAD 27,889
26.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 27,198
28.4%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 26,980
29.0%
8
Alberta
CAD 26,767
29.6%
9
Nova Scotia
CAD 26,678
29.8%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 26,597
30.0%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 26,590
30.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 26,414
30.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 34,028
10.5%
1
Ireland
CAD 33,271
12.4%
2
Russia
CAD 33,059
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 32,850
13.6%
4
France
CAD 32,188
15.3%
5
Hungary
CAD 30,969
18.5%
6
Norway
CAD 30,940
18.6%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 30,668
19.3%
8
Ukraine
CAD 30,589
19.5%
9
Austria
CAD 30,279
20.3%
10
Spain
CAD 30,086
20.8%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 29,923
21.3%
12
Sweden
CAD 27,262
28.3%
13
Greece
CAD 27,205
28.4%
14
Italy
CAD 27,155
28.5%
15
Germany
CAD 27,017
28.9%
16
Poland
CAD 26,000
31.6%
17
Denmark
CAD 25,487
32.9%
18
Finland
CAD 25,015
34.2%
19
Portugal
CAD 24,233
36.2%
20
Netherlands
CAD 23,912
37.1%
21
Romania
CAD 22,229
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 22,188
41.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 31,430
17.3%
1
Canada
CAD 28,131
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 35,713
6.0%
1
Taiwan
CAD 33,991
10.6%
2
Thailand
CAD 33,512
11.8%
3
Australia
CAD 33,178
12.7%
4
South Korea
CAD 31,748
16.5%
5
New Zealand
CAD 31,603
16.8%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 30,414
20.0%
7
Indonesia
CAD 30,376
20.1%
8
Pakistan
CAD 30,376
20.1%
9
Singapore
CAD 29,961
21.2%
10
Japan
CAD 29,848
21.5%
11
Malaysia
CAD 29,748
21.7%
12
Philippines
CAD 28,666
24.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 27,649
27.2%
14
China
CAD 26,064
31.4%
15
India
CAD 24,809
34.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 34,355
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 33,551
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 33,427
12.0%
3
Ecuador
CAD 32,452
14.6%
4
Colombia
CAD 31,271
17.7%
5
Panama
CAD 31,047
18.3%
6
Chile
CAD 30,555
19.6%
7
Mexico
CAD 29,472
22.4%
8
Peru
CAD 29,094
23.4%
9
Brazil
CAD 28,332
25.4%
10
Uruguay
CAD 27,463
27.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 24,690
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 30,025
21.0%
1
Angola
CAD 27,886
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 27,778
26.9%
3
Kenya
CAD 27,305
28.1%
4
Ghana
CAD 26,526
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 26,461
30.4%
6
Morocco
CAD 26,175
31.1%
7
Nigeria
CAD 26,020
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 25,109
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CAD 24,852
34.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 24,393
35.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 23,776
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 36,099
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 36,099
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 34,959
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 34,959
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 34,199
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 33,819
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 31,977
15.9%
7
Egypt
CAD 28,884
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 28,763
24.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 22,398
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.