Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$46,878
Federal tax deduction
- $6,357
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,770
CPP deduction
- $2,473
EI deduction
- $741
Total tax
- $12,340
Net pay
* $34,538
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.3%
73.7%
Net pay
26.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$34,538
Net pay
$3,509
Tax the employer pays
$12,340
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,849
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,509 to pay you $46,878. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.3% tax rate now rises to 31.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $46,878 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,340. That means that your net pay will be $34,538 per year, or $2,878 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 35,537
24.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 34,998
25.3%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 34,686
26.0%
3
Yukon
CAD 34,596
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 34,538
26.3%
5
Quebec
CAD 33,668
28.2%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 33,096
29.4%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 33,061
29.5%
8
Alberta
CAD 32,942
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 32,699
30.2%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 32,433
30.8%
11
Nova Scotia
CAD 32,405
30.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 32,349
31.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 41,320
11.9%
1
Russia
CAD 40,784
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 39,619
15.5%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 38,776
17.3%
4
France
CAD 38,690
17.5%
5
Hungary
CAD 38,206
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 37,737
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 36,800
21.5%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 36,493
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 36,404
22.3%
10
Spain
CAD 35,899
23.4%
11
Austria
CAD 34,954
25.4%
12
Sweden
CAD 33,222
29.1%
13
Greece
CAD 32,693
30.3%
14
Germany
CAD 31,956
31.8%
15
Poland
CAD 31,609
32.6%
16
Denmark
CAD 31,562
32.7%
17
Italy
CAD 30,990
33.9%
18
Finland
CAD 30,068
35.9%
19
Netherlands
CAD 29,500
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 28,853
38.5%
21
Romania
CAD 27,424
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 24,877
46.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 37,999
18.9%
1
Canada
CAD 34,538
26.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 43,517
7.2%
1
Taiwan
CAD 41,667
11.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 40,304
14.0%
3
Australia
CAD 39,413
15.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 38,652
17.6%
5
New Zealand
CAD 37,958
19.0%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 37,606
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 36,744
21.6%
8
Singapore
CAD 36,568
22.0%
9
Pakistan
CAD 36,370
22.4%
10
Japan
CAD 35,899
23.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 35,511
24.3%
12
Philippines
CAD 34,630
26.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 33,235
29.1%
14
China
CAD 31,357
33.1%
15
India
CAD 29,853
36.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 42,383
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 40,698
13.2%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 40,507
13.6%
3
Ecuador
CAD 39,283
16.2%
4
Panama
CAD 37,764
19.4%
5
Colombia
CAD 37,486
20.0%
6
Chile
CAD 37,440
20.1%
7
Peru
CAD 35,578
24.1%
8
Mexico
CAD 35,458
24.4%
9
Brazil
CAD 34,769
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CAD 33,537
28.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 30,461
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 35,757
23.7%
1
Angola
CAD 34,345
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 33,551
28.4%
3
Kenya
CAD 33,520
28.5%
4
Ghana
CAD 32,399
30.9%
5
Nigeria
CAD 32,060
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 31,999
31.7%
7
Morocco
CAD 31,555
32.7%
8
Uganda
CAD 30,760
34.4%
9
Cameroon
CAD 30,258
35.5%
10
Senegal
CAD 29,720
36.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 29,237
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 44,534
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 44,534
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 43,128
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 43,128
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 42,190
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 41,721
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 38,541
17.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 35,543
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 35,422
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 27,569
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.