Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$46,509
Federal tax deduction
- $6,305
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,730
CPP deduction
- $2,452
EI deduction
- $735
Total tax
- $12,222
Net pay
* $34,287
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.3%
73.7%
Net pay
26.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$34,287
Net pay
$3,480
Tax the employer pays
$12,222
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,702
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,480 to pay you $46,509. 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 $46,509 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,222. That means that your net pay will be $34,287 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 35,265
24.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 34,734
25.3%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 34,424
26.0%
3
Yukon
CAD 34,327
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 34,287
26.3%
5
Quebec
CAD 33,435
28.1%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 32,857
29.4%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 32,822
29.4%
8
Alberta
CAD 32,685
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 32,449
30.2%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 32,167
30.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 32,190
30.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 32,103
31.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 41,015
11.8%
1
Russia
CAD 40,463
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 39,355
15.4%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 38,530
17.2%
4
France
CAD 38,457
17.3%
5
Hungary
CAD 37,905
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 37,440
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 36,557
21.4%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 36,220
22.1%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 36,180
22.2%
10
Spain
CAD 35,658
23.3%
11
Austria
CAD 34,754
25.3%
12
Sweden
CAD 32,973
29.1%
13
Greece
CAD 32,465
30.2%
14
Germany
CAD 31,755
31.7%
15
Poland
CAD 31,412
32.5%
16
Denmark
CAD 31,310
32.7%
17
Italy
CAD 30,823
33.7%
18
Finland
CAD 29,881
35.8%
19
Netherlands
CAD 29,268
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 28,661
38.4%
21
Romania
CAD 27,208
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 24,765
46.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 37,726
18.9%
1
Canada
CAD 34,287
26.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 43,198
7.1%
1
Taiwan
CAD 41,348
11.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 40,027
13.9%
3
Australia
CAD 39,172
15.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 38,367
17.5%
5
New Zealand
CAD 37,705
18.9%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 37,308
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 36,490
21.5%
8
Singapore
CAD 36,299
22.0%
9
Pakistan
CAD 36,120
22.3%
10
Japan
CAD 35,648
23.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 35,270
24.2%
12
Philippines
CAD 34,385
26.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 33,004
29.0%
14
China
CAD 31,128
33.1%
15
India
CAD 29,643
36.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 42,049
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 40,409
13.1%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 40,223
13.5%
3
Ecuador
CAD 38,999
16.2%
4
Panama
CAD 37,484
19.4%
5
Colombia
CAD 37,228
20.0%
6
Chile
CAD 37,118
20.2%
7
Peru
CAD 35,310
24.1%
8
Mexico
CAD 35,210
24.3%
9
Brazil
CAD 34,501
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CAD 33,313
28.4%
11
Argentina
CAD 30,221
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 35,521
23.6%
1
Angola
CAD 34,077
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 33,311
28.4%
3
Kenya
CAD 33,262
28.5%
4
Ghana
CAD 32,155
30.9%
5
Nigeria
CAD 31,809
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 31,770
31.7%
7
Morocco
CAD 31,332
32.6%
8
Uganda
CAD 30,557
34.3%
9
Cameroon
CAD 30,034
35.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 29,499
36.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 29,010
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 44,184
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 44,184
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 42,788
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 42,788
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 41,858
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 41,393
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 38,274
17.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 35,267
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 35,145
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 27,354
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.