Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$47,339
Federal tax deduction
- $6,421
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,819
CPP deduction
- $2,499
EI deduction
- $748
Total tax
- $12,487
Net pay
* $34,852
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.4%
73.6%
Net pay
26.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$34,852
Net pay
$3,546
Tax the employer pays
$12,487
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$16,033
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,546 to pay you $47,339. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.39 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.4% tax rate now rises to 31.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $47,339 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,487. That means that your net pay will be $34,852 per year, or $2,904 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.4% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 38,341
19.0%
1
Canada
CAD 34,852
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 43,916
7.2%
1
Taiwan
CAD 42,066
11.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 40,650
14.1%
3
Australia
CAD 39,715
16.1%
4
South Korea
CAD 39,007
17.6%
5
New Zealand
CAD 38,274
19.2%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 37,980
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 37,062
21.7%
8
Singapore
CAD 36,905
22.0%
9
Pakistan
CAD 36,681
22.5%
10
Japan
CAD 36,213
23.5%
11
Malaysia
CAD 35,812
24.4%
12
Philippines
CAD 34,937
26.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 33,524
29.2%
14
China
CAD 31,643
33.2%
15
India
CAD 30,115
36.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 36,053
23.8%
1
Angola
CAD 34,680
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 33,851
28.5%
3
Kenya
CAD 33,843
28.5%
4
Ghana
CAD 32,704
30.9%
5
Nigeria
CAD 32,373
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 32,284
31.8%
7
Morocco
CAD 31,835
32.8%
8
Uganda
CAD 31,013
34.5%
9
Cameroon
CAD 30,539
35.5%
10
Senegal
CAD 29,997
36.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 29,520
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 44,972
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 44,972
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 43,552
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 43,552
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 42,605
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 42,132
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 38,872
17.9%
7
Egypt
CAD 35,889
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 35,768
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 27,838
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.