Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$48,084
Federal tax deduction
- $6,524
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,900
CPP deduction
- $2,541
EI deduction
- $760
Total tax
- $12,725
Net pay
* $35,359
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.5%
73.5%
Net pay
26.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$35,359
Net pay
$3,605
Tax the employer pays
$12,725
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$16,330
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,605 to pay you $48,084. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.40 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.5% tax rate now rises to 31.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $48,084 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,725. That means that your net pay will be $35,359 per year, or $2,947 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.5% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 42,285
12.1%
1
Russia
CAD 41,833
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 40,482
15.8%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 39,581
17.7%
4
France
CAD 39,454
18.0%
5
Hungary
CAD 39,188
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 38,708
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 37,596
21.8%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 37,386
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 37,133
22.8%
10
Spain
CAD 36,685
23.7%
11
Austria
CAD 35,608
26.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 34,034
29.2%
13
Greece
CAD 33,437
30.5%
14
Germany
CAD 32,613
32.2%
15
Denmark
CAD 32,382
32.7%
16
Poland
CAD 32,253
32.9%
17
Italy
CAD 31,537
34.4%
18
Finland
CAD 30,681
36.2%
19
Netherlands
CAD 30,259
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 29,480
38.7%
21
Romania
CAD 28,129
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 25,244
47.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 38,892
19.1%
1
Canada
CAD 35,359
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 44,558
7.3%
1
Taiwan
CAD 42,710
11.2%
2
Thailand
CAD 41,208
14.3%
3
Australia
CAD 40,203
16.4%
4
South Korea
CAD 39,577
17.7%
5
New Zealand
CAD 38,785
19.3%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 38,583
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 37,576
21.9%
8
Singapore
CAD 37,449
22.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 37,184
22.7%
10
Japan
CAD 36,721
23.6%
11
Malaysia
CAD 36,298
24.5%
12
Philippines
CAD 35,432
26.3%
13
Vietnam
CAD 33,991
29.3%
14
China
CAD 32,105
33.2%
15
India
CAD 30,538
36.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 43,473
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 41,643
13.4%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 41,437
13.8%
3
Ecuador
CAD 40,210
16.4%
4
Panama
CAD 38,676
19.6%
5
Chile
CAD 38,493
20.0%
6
Colombia
CAD 38,330
20.3%
7
Peru
CAD 36,454
24.2%
8
Mexico
CAD 36,269
24.6%
9
Brazil
CAD 35,643
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CAD 34,269
28.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 31,245
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 36,529
24.0%
1
Angola
CAD 35,222
26.8%
2
Kenya
CAD 34,365
28.5%
3
Mozambique
CAD 34,335
28.6%
4
Ghana
CAD 33,197
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CAD 32,880
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 32,745
31.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 32,286
32.9%
8
Uganda
CAD 31,423
34.7%
9
Cameroon
CAD 30,993
35.5%
10
Senegal
CAD 30,444
36.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 29,978
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 45,680
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 45,680
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 44,237
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 44,237
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 43,276
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 42,795
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 39,397
18.1%
7
Egypt
CAD 36,448
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 36,327
24.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 28,272
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.