Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$42,343
Federal tax deduction
- $5,726
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,443
CPP deduction
- $2,214
EI deduction
- $669
Total tax
- $11,052
Net pay
* $31,291
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
26.1%
73.9%
Net pay
26.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$31,291
Net pay
$3,151
Tax the employer pays
$11,052
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$14,202
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,151 to pay you $42,343. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.35 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.1% tax rate now rises to 31.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $42,343 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $11,052. That means that your net pay will be $31,291 per year, or $2,608 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.1% and your marginal tax rate is 25.9%. 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 $25.87, hence, your net pay will only increase by $74.13.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $741 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,707 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 32,156
24.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 31,713
25.1%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 31,406
25.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 31,291
26.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 31,291
26.1%
5
Quebec
CAD 30,739
27.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 30,116
28.9%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 30,022
29.1%
8
Alberta
CAD 29,788
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 29,591
30.1%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 29,480
30.4%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 29,452
30.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 29,318
30.8%
13
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 34,644
18.2%
1
Canada
CAD 31,291
26.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 32,855
22.4%
1
Angola
CAD 31,046
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 30,604
27.7%
3
Kenya
CAD 30,346
28.3%
4
Ghana
CAD 29,399
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 29,190
31.1%
6
Nigeria
CAD 28,975
31.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 28,807
32.0%
8
Uganda
CAD 27,932
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CAD 27,497
35.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 26,999
36.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 26,448
37.5%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 40,226
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 40,226
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 38,956
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 38,956
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 38,109
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 37,685
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 35,265
16.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 32,142
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 32,021
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 24,928
41.1%
10
Show more
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.