Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$38,800
Federal tax deduction
- $5,233
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,241
CPP deduction
- $2,012
EI deduction
- $613
Total tax
- $10,099
Net pay
* $28,701
Marginal tax rate
28.9%
Average tax rate
26.0%
74.0%
Net pay
26.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$28,701
Net pay
$2,870
Tax the employer pays
$10,099
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$12,970
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,870 to pay you $38,800. 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 $38,800 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $10,099. That means that your net pay will be $28,701 per year, or $2,392 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 29,495
24.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 29,117
25.0%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 28,807
25.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 28,701
26.0%
4
Yukon
CAD 28,709
26.0%
5
Quebec
CAD 28,414
26.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 27,757
28.5%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 27,541
29.0%
8
Alberta
CAD 27,324
29.6%
9
Nova Scotia
CAD 27,195
29.9%
10
Saskatchewan
CAD 27,143
30.0%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 27,124
30.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 26,949
30.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 34,666
10.7%
1
Ireland
CAD 33,844
12.8%
2
Russia
CAD 33,756
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 33,384
14.0%
4
France
CAD 32,803
15.5%
5
Hungary
CAD 31,622
18.5%
6
Norway
CAD 31,469
18.9%
7
Ukraine
CAD 31,234
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 31,197
19.6%
9
Austria
CAD 30,696
20.9%
10
Spain
CAD 30,611
21.1%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 30,515
21.4%
12
Sweden
CAD 27,799
28.4%
13
Greece
CAD 27,700
28.6%
14
Italy
CAD 27,495
29.1%
15
Germany
CAD 27,466
29.2%
16
Poland
CAD 26,512
31.7%
17
Denmark
CAD 26,035
32.9%
18
Finland
CAD 25,488
34.3%
19
Portugal
CAD 24,650
36.5%
20
Netherlands
CAD 24,416
37.1%
21
Romania
CAD 22,698
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 22,430
42.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 32,023
17.5%
1
Canada
CAD 28,701
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 36,429
6.1%
1
Taiwan
CAD 34,684
10.6%
2
Thailand
CAD 34,138
12.0%
3
Australia
CAD 33,811
12.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 32,375
16.6%
5
New Zealand
CAD 32,212
17.0%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 31,063
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 30,958
20.2%
8
Pakistan
CAD 30,917
20.3%
9
Singapore
CAD 30,575
21.2%
10
Japan
CAD 30,394
21.7%
11
Malaysia
CAD 30,275
22.0%
12
Philippines
CAD 29,207
24.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 28,174
27.4%
14
China
CAD 26,464
31.8%
15
India
CAD 25,264
34.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 35,080
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 34,218
11.8%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 34,072
12.2%
3
Ecuador
CAD 33,068
14.8%
4
Colombia
CAD 31,831
18.0%
5
Panama
CAD 31,653
18.4%
6
Chile
CAD 31,162
19.7%
7
Mexico
CAD 30,020
22.6%
8
Peru
CAD 29,683
23.5%
9
Brazil
CAD 28,912
25.5%
10
Uruguay
CAD 28,020
27.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 25,210
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 30,555
21.3%
1
Angola
CAD 28,468
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 28,301
27.1%
3
Kenya
CAD 27,866
28.2%
4
Ghana
CAD 27,056
30.3%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 26,972
30.5%
6
Morocco
CAD 26,660
31.3%
7
Nigeria
CAD 26,565
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 25,630
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CAD 25,340
34.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 24,873
35.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 24,269
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 36,860
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 36,860
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 35,696
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 35,696
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 34,920
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 34,532
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 32,583
16.0%
7
Egypt
CAD 29,485
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 29,364
24.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 22,864
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.