Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$46,503
Federal tax deduction
- $6,305
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,729
CPP deduction
- $2,451
EI deduction
- $735
Total tax
- $12,220
Net pay
* $34,283
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.3%
73.7%
Net pay
26.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$34,283
Net pay
$3,480
Tax the employer pays
$12,220
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,699
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,480 to pay you $46,503. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.3% tax rate now rises to 31.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $46,503 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,220. That means that your net pay will be $34,283 per year, or $2,857 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.3% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 35,261
24.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 34,730
25.3%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 34,420
26.0%
3
Yukon
CAD 34,323
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 34,283
26.3%
5
Quebec
CAD 33,431
28.1%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 32,853
29.4%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 32,818
29.4%
8
Alberta
CAD 32,681
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 32,445
30.2%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 32,163
30.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 32,186
30.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 32,099
31.0%
13
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 37,722
18.9%
1
Canada
CAD 34,283
26.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 42,044
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 40,404
13.1%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 40,218
13.5%
3
Ecuador
CAD 38,994
16.2%
4
Panama
CAD 37,480
19.4%
5
Colombia
CAD 37,224
20.0%
6
Chile
CAD 37,112
20.2%
7
Peru
CAD 35,306
24.1%
8
Mexico
CAD 35,206
24.3%
9
Brazil
CAD 34,497
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CAD 33,309
28.4%
11
Argentina
CAD 30,217
35.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 35,517
23.6%
1
Angola
CAD 34,072
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 33,308
28.4%
3
Kenya
CAD 33,258
28.5%
4
Ghana
CAD 32,151
30.9%
5
Nigeria
CAD 31,804
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 31,766
31.7%
7
Morocco
CAD 31,328
32.6%
8
Uganda
CAD 30,553
34.3%
9
Cameroon
CAD 30,030
35.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 29,495
36.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 29,006
37.6%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 44,178
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 44,178
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 42,783
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 42,783
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 41,853
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 41,388
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 38,270
17.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 35,262
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 35,141
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 27,351
41.2%
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.