Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$46,960
Federal tax deduction
- $6,368
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,778
CPP deduction
- $2,477
EI deduction
- $742
Total tax
- $12,366
Net pay
* $34,594
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.3%
73.7%
Net pay
26.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$34,594
Net pay
$3,516
Tax the employer pays
$12,366
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,882
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,516 to pay you $46,960. 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 $46,960 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,366. That means that your net pay will be $34,594 per year, or $2,883 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 38,060
19.0%
1
Canada
CAD 34,594
26.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 43,588
7.2%
1
Taiwan
CAD 41,738
11.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 40,365
14.0%
3
Australia
CAD 39,467
16.0%
4
South Korea
CAD 38,715
17.6%
5
New Zealand
CAD 38,014
19.1%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 37,673
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 36,801
21.6%
8
Singapore
CAD 36,628
22.0%
9
Pakistan
CAD 36,425
22.4%
10
Japan
CAD 35,955
23.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 35,565
24.3%
12
Philippines
CAD 34,685
26.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 33,287
29.1%
14
China
CAD 31,408
33.1%
15
India
CAD 29,899
36.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 42,457
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 40,762
13.2%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 40,571
13.6%
3
Ecuador
CAD 39,346
16.2%
4
Panama
CAD 37,826
19.5%
5
Colombia
CAD 37,543
20.1%
6
Chile
CAD 37,512
20.1%
7
Peru
CAD 35,638
24.1%
8
Mexico
CAD 35,513
24.4%
9
Brazil
CAD 34,828
25.8%
10
Uruguay
CAD 33,587
28.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 30,514
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 44,612
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 44,612
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 43,203
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 43,203
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 42,264
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 41,794
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 38,600
17.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 35,605
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 35,484
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 27,617
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.