Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$38,320
Federal tax deduction
- $5,166
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,204
CPP deduction
- $1,985
EI deduction
- $605
Total tax
- $9,961
Net pay
* $28,359
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$28,359
Net pay
$2,832
Tax the employer pays
$9,961
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$12,793
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,832 to pay you $38,320. 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 $38,320 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $9,961. That means that your net pay will be $28,359 per year, or $2,363 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 29,134
24.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 28,763
24.9%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 28,455
25.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 28,359
26.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 28,359
26.0%
5
Quebec
CAD 28,099
26.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 27,422
28.4%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 27,205
29.0%
8
Alberta
CAD 26,990
29.6%
9
Nova Scotia
CAD 26,885
29.8%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 26,808
30.0%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 26,812
30.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 26,628
30.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 31,667
17.4%
1
Canada
CAD 28,359
26.0%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 36,404
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 36,404
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 35,254
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 35,254
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 34,488
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 34,105
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 32,220
15.9%
7
Egypt
CAD 29,125
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 29,004
24.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 22,585
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.