Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$47,888
Federal tax deduction
- $6,497
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,879
CPP deduction
- $2,530
EI deduction
- $757
Total tax
- $12,662
Net pay
* $35,226
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.4%
73.6%
Net pay
26.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$35,226
Net pay
$3,589
Tax the employer pays
$12,662
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$16,252
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,589 to pay you $47,888. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.39 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.4% tax rate now rises to 31.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $47,888 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,662. That means that your net pay will be $35,226 per year, or $2,935 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 36,283
24.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 35,720
25.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 35,402
26.1%
3
Yukon
CAD 35,332
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 35,226
26.4%
5
Quebec
CAD 34,305
28.4%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 33,749
29.5%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 33,717
29.6%
8
Alberta
CAD 33,644
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 33,383
30.3%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 33,097
30.9%
11
Manitoba
CAD 33,024
31.0%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 33,057
31.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 42,133
12.0%
1
Russia
CAD 41,663
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 40,341
15.8%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 39,451
17.6%
4
France
CAD 39,330
17.9%
5
Hungary
CAD 39,029
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 38,550
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 37,467
21.8%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 37,240
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 37,015
22.7%
10
Spain
CAD 36,558
23.7%
11
Austria
CAD 35,502
25.9%
12
Sweden
CAD 33,902
29.2%
13
Greece
CAD 33,316
30.4%
14
Germany
CAD 32,506
32.1%
15
Denmark
CAD 32,249
32.7%
16
Poland
CAD 32,148
32.9%
17
Italy
CAD 31,448
34.3%
18
Finland
CAD 30,582
36.1%
19
Netherlands
CAD 30,136
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 29,378
38.7%
21
Romania
CAD 28,014
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 25,184
47.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 38,747
19.1%
1
Canada
CAD 35,226
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 44,390
7.3%
1
Taiwan
CAD 42,540
11.2%
2
Thailand
CAD 41,061
14.3%
3
Australia
CAD 40,075
16.3%
4
South Korea
CAD 39,427
17.7%
5
New Zealand
CAD 38,651
19.3%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 38,425
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 37,441
21.8%
8
Singapore
CAD 37,306
22.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 37,051
22.6%
10
Japan
CAD 36,587
23.6%
11
Malaysia
CAD 36,170
24.5%
12
Philippines
CAD 35,302
26.3%
13
Vietnam
CAD 33,868
29.3%
14
China
CAD 31,983
33.2%
15
India
CAD 30,426
36.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 43,296
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 41,489
13.4%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 41,286
13.8%
3
Ecuador
CAD 40,059
16.4%
4
Panama
CAD 38,528
19.6%
5
Chile
CAD 38,322
20.0%
6
Colombia
CAD 38,193
20.3%
7
Peru
CAD 36,312
24.2%
8
Mexico
CAD 36,137
24.5%
9
Brazil
CAD 35,501
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CAD 34,150
28.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 31,118
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 36,404
24.0%
1
Angola
CAD 35,080
26.8%
2
Kenya
CAD 34,227
28.5%
3
Mozambique
CAD 34,208
28.6%
4
Ghana
CAD 33,067
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CAD 32,747
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 32,624
31.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 32,167
32.8%
8
Uganda
CAD 31,315
34.6%
9
Cameroon
CAD 30,873
35.5%
10
Senegal
CAD 30,326
36.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 29,858
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 45,494
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 45,494
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 44,057
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 44,057
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 43,099
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 42,620
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 39,259
18.0%
7
Egypt
CAD 36,301
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 36,180
24.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 28,157
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.