Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$48,741
Federal tax deduction
- $6,616
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,971
CPP deduction
- $2,579
EI deduction
- $770
Total tax
- $12,935
Net pay
* $35,806
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.5%
73.5%
Net pay
26.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$35,806
Net pay
$3,657
Tax the employer pays
$12,935
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$16,592
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,657 to pay you $48,741. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.40 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.5% tax rate now rises to 31.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $48,741 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,935. That means that your net pay will be $35,806 per year, or $2,984 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 36,913
24.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 36,330
25.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 36,006
26.1%
3
Yukon
CAD 35,954
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 35,806
26.5%
5
Quebec
CAD 34,844
28.5%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 34,301
29.6%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 34,271
29.7%
8
Alberta
CAD 34,237
29.8%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 33,962
30.3%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 33,657
30.9%
11
Nova Scotia
CAD 33,607
31.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 33,595
31.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 42,794
12.2%
1
Russia
CAD 42,405
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 40,951
16.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 40,020
17.9%
4
France
CAD 39,870
18.2%
5
Hungary
CAD 39,724
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 39,237
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 38,030
22.0%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 37,872
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 37,531
23.0%
10
Spain
CAD 37,114
23.9%
11
Austria
CAD 35,965
26.2%
12
Sweden
CAD 34,487
29.3%
13
Greece
CAD 33,843
30.6%
14
Germany
CAD 32,970
32.4%
15
Denmark
CAD 32,829
32.7%
16
Poland
CAD 32,604
33.1%
17
Italy
CAD 31,835
34.7%
18
Finland
CAD 31,015
36.4%
19
Netherlands
CAD 30,672
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 29,821
38.8%
21
Romania
CAD 28,513
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 25,444
47.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 39,378
19.2%
1
Canada
CAD 35,806
26.5%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 46,304
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 46,304
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 44,842
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 44,842
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 43,867
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 43,379
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 39,859
18.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 36,941
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 36,819
24.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 28,654
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.