Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$47,486
Federal tax deduction
- $6,441
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,835
CPP deduction
- $2,507
EI deduction
- $750
Total tax
- $12,534
Net pay
* $34,952
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.4%
73.6%
Net pay
26.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$34,952
Net pay
$3,558
Tax the employer pays
$12,534
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$16,091
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,558 to pay you $47,486. 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 $47,486 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,534. That means that your net pay will be $34,952 per year, or $2,913 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 35,986
24.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 35,433
25.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 35,117
26.0%
3
Yukon
CAD 35,039
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 34,952
26.4%
5
Quebec
CAD 34,052
28.3%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 33,489
29.5%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 33,456
29.5%
8
Alberta
CAD 33,364
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 33,111
30.3%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 32,797
30.9%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 32,832
30.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 32,756
31.0%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 38,449
19.0%
1
Canada
CAD 34,952
26.4%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 45,112
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 45,112
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 43,687
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 43,687
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 42,737
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 42,263
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 38,976
17.9%
7
Egypt
CAD 35,999
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 35,878
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 27,923
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.