Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$45,344
Federal tax deduction
- $6,143
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,604
CPP deduction
- $2,385
EI deduction
- $716
Total tax
- $11,849
Net pay
* $33,495
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.1%
73.9%
Net pay
26.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$33,495
Net pay
$3,388
Tax the employer pays
$11,849
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,237
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,388 to pay you $45,344. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.36 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.1% tax rate now rises to 31.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $45,344 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $11,849. That means that your net pay will be $33,495 per year, or $2,791 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.1% and your marginal tax rate is 32.0%. 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 $31.97, hence, your net pay will only increase by $68.03.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $680 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,402 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 34,405
24.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 33,902
25.2%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 33,598
25.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 33,495
26.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 33,478
26.2%
5
Quebec
CAD 32,699
27.9%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 32,104
29.2%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 32,065
29.3%
8
Alberta
CAD 31,875
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 31,659
30.2%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 31,416
30.7%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 31,425
30.7%
12
Manitoba
CAD 31,324
30.9%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 40,052
11.7%
1
Russia
CAD 39,449
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 38,523
15.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 37,752
16.7%
4
France
CAD 37,719
16.8%
5
Hungary
CAD 36,955
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 36,502
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 35,788
21.1%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 35,475
21.8%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 35,358
22.0%
10
Spain
CAD 34,898
23.0%
11
Austria
CAD 34,123
24.8%
12
Sweden
CAD 32,188
29.0%
13
Greece
CAD 31,746
30.0%
14
Germany
CAD 31,120
31.4%
15
Poland
CAD 30,690
32.3%
16
Denmark
CAD 30,512
32.7%
17
Italy
CAD 30,294
33.2%
18
Finland
CAD 29,289
35.4%
19
Netherlands
CAD 28,535
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 28,055
38.1%
21
Romania
CAD 26,526
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 24,411
46.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 36,864
18.7%
1
Canada
CAD 33,495
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 42,190
7.0%
1
Taiwan
CAD 40,341
11.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 39,153
13.7%
3
Australia
CAD 38,409
15.3%
4
South Korea
CAD 37,466
17.4%
5
New Zealand
CAD 36,905
18.6%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 36,364
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 35,687
21.3%
8
Singapore
CAD 35,451
21.8%
9
Pakistan
CAD 35,334
22.1%
10
Japan
CAD 34,854
23.1%
11
Malaysia
CAD 34,510
23.9%
12
Philippines
CAD 33,610
25.9%
13
Vietnam
CAD 32,274
28.8%
14
China
CAD 30,406
32.9%
15
India
CAD 28,981
36.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 40,996
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 39,496
12.9%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 39,325
13.3%
3
Ecuador
CAD 38,103
16.0%
4
Panama
CAD 36,603
19.3%
5
Colombia
CAD 36,413
19.7%
6
Chile
CAD 36,123
20.3%
7
Peru
CAD 34,464
24.0%
8
Mexico
CAD 34,427
24.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 33,657
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CAD 32,606
28.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 29,464
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 34,776
23.3%
1
Angola
CAD 33,229
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 32,554
28.2%
3
Kenya
CAD 32,447
28.4%
4
Ghana
CAD 31,384
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 31,049
31.5%
6
Nigeria
CAD 31,016
31.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 30,626
32.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 29,883
34.1%
9
Cameroon
CAD 29,324
35.3%
10
Senegal
CAD 28,800
36.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 28,293
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 43,077
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 43,077
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 41,716
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 41,716
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 40,810
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 40,356
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 37,433
17.5%
7
Egypt
CAD 34,393
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 34,272
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 26,676
41.2%
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.