Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$38,750
Federal tax deduction
- $5,226
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,237
CPP deduction
- $2,009
EI deduction
- $612
Total tax
- $10,085
Net pay
* $28,665
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$28,665
Net pay
$2,866
Tax the employer pays
$10,085
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$12,951
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,866 to pay you $38,750. 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 $38,750 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $10,085. That means that your net pay will be $28,665 per year, or $2,389 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 29,457
24.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 29,080
25.0%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 28,771
25.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 28,665
26.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 28,672
26.0%
5
Quebec
CAD 28,381
26.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 27,722
28.5%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 27,506
29.0%
8
Alberta
CAD 27,289
29.6%
9
Nova Scotia
CAD 27,163
29.9%
10
Saskatchewan
CAD 27,109
30.0%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 27,091
30.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 26,916
30.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 34,626
10.6%
1
Ireland
CAD 33,808
12.8%
2
Russia
CAD 33,713
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 33,351
13.9%
4
France
CAD 32,765
15.5%
5
Hungary
CAD 31,581
18.5%
6
Norway
CAD 31,436
18.9%
7
Ukraine
CAD 31,194
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 31,164
19.6%
9
Austria
CAD 30,670
20.9%
10
Spain
CAD 30,578
21.1%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 30,478
21.4%
12
Sweden
CAD 27,765
28.4%
13
Greece
CAD 27,669
28.6%
14
Italy
CAD 27,474
29.1%
15
Germany
CAD 27,438
29.2%
16
Poland
CAD 26,480
31.7%
17
Denmark
CAD 26,001
32.9%
18
Finland
CAD 25,459
34.3%
19
Portugal
CAD 24,624
36.5%
20
Netherlands
CAD 24,385
37.1%
21
Romania
CAD 22,669
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 22,415
42.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 31,986
17.5%
1
Canada
CAD 28,665
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 36,384
6.1%
1
Taiwan
CAD 34,641
10.6%
2
Thailand
CAD 34,099
12.0%
3
Australia
CAD 33,771
12.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 32,336
16.6%
5
New Zealand
CAD 32,174
17.0%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 31,023
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 30,922
20.2%
8
Pakistan
CAD 30,883
20.3%
9
Singapore
CAD 30,536
21.2%
10
Japan
CAD 30,360
21.7%
11
Malaysia
CAD 30,242
22.0%
12
Philippines
CAD 29,173
24.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 28,143
27.4%
14
China
CAD 26,439
31.8%
15
India
CAD 25,236
34.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 35,034
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 34,176
11.8%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 34,032
12.2%
3
Ecuador
CAD 33,030
14.8%
4
Colombia
CAD 31,796
17.9%
5
Panama
CAD 31,615
18.4%
6
Chile
CAD 31,124
19.7%
7
Mexico
CAD 29,986
22.6%
8
Peru
CAD 29,646
23.5%
9
Brazil
CAD 28,876
25.5%
10
Uruguay
CAD 27,984
27.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 25,178
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 30,522
21.2%
1
Angola
CAD 28,432
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 28,268
27.1%
3
Kenya
CAD 27,831
28.2%
4
Ghana
CAD 27,023
30.3%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 26,941
30.5%
6
Morocco
CAD 26,630
31.3%
7
Nigeria
CAD 26,531
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 25,597
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CAD 25,310
34.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 24,843
35.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 24,238
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 36,813
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 36,813
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 35,650
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 35,650
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 34,875
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 34,487
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 32,545
16.0%
7
Egypt
CAD 29,447
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 29,326
24.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 22,835
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.