Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$38,184
Federal tax deduction
- $5,148
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,194
CPP deduction
- $1,977
EI deduction
- $603
Total tax
- $9,921
Net pay
* $28,263
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$28,263
Net pay
$2,822
Tax the employer pays
$9,921
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$12,743
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,822 to pay you $38,184. 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 $38,184 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $9,921. That means that your net pay will be $28,263 per year, or $2,355 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 29,032
24.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 28,663
24.9%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 28,356
25.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 28,263
26.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 28,260
26.0%
5
Quebec
CAD 28,010
26.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 27,327
28.4%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 27,109
29.0%
8
Alberta
CAD 26,896
29.6%
9
Nova Scotia
CAD 26,798
29.8%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 26,719
30.0%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 26,718
30.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 26,537
30.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 31,567
17.3%
1
Canada
CAD 28,263
26.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 30,147
21.1%
1
Angola
CAD 28,020
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 27,900
26.9%
3
Kenya
CAD 27,435
28.2%
4
Ghana
CAD 26,648
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 26,579
30.4%
6
Morocco
CAD 26,287
31.2%
7
Nigeria
CAD 26,146
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 25,229
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CAD 24,965
34.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 24,504
35.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 23,890
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 36,275
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 36,275
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 35,129
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 35,129
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 34,366
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 33,984
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 32,117
15.9%
7
Egypt
CAD 29,023
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 28,902
24.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 22,506
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.