Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$48,923
Federal tax deduction
- $6,641
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,990
CPP deduction
- $2,589
EI deduction
- $773
Total tax
- $12,993
Net pay
* $35,930
Marginal tax rate
32.0%
Average tax rate
26.6%
73.4%
Net pay
26.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$35,930
Net pay
$3,671
Tax the employer pays
$12,993
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$16,665
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,671 to pay you $48,923. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.41 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.6% tax rate now rises to 31.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $48,923 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $12,993. That means that your net pay will be $35,930 per year, or $2,994 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.6% 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 37,047
24.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 36,460
25.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 36,135
26.1%
3
Yukon
CAD 36,086
26.2%
4
Ontario
CAD 35,930
26.6%
5
Quebec
CAD 34,959
28.5%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 34,418
29.6%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 34,389
29.7%
8
Alberta
CAD 34,364
29.8%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 34,085
30.3%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 33,777
31.0%
11
Manitoba
CAD 33,716
31.1%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 33,724
31.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 42,936
12.2%
1
Russia
CAD 42,563
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 41,082
16.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 40,141
18.0%
4
France
CAD 39,985
18.3%
5
Hungary
CAD 39,872
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 39,383
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 38,150
22.0%
8
Czech Republic
CAD 38,006
22.3%
9
Luxembourg
CAD 37,641
23.1%
10
Spain
CAD 37,233
23.9%
11
Austria
CAD 36,063
26.3%
12
Sweden
CAD 34,614
29.3%
13
Greece
CAD 33,955
30.6%
14
Germany
CAD 33,070
32.4%
15
Denmark
CAD 32,953
32.6%
16
Poland
CAD 32,701
33.2%
17
Italy
CAD 31,917
34.8%
18
Finland
CAD 31,108
36.4%
19
Netherlands
CAD 30,787
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 29,916
38.9%
21
Romania
CAD 28,620
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 25,499
47.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 39,513
19.2%
1
Canada
CAD 35,930
26.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 45,275
7.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 43,435
11.2%
2
Thailand
CAD 41,838
14.5%
3
Australia
CAD 40,753
16.7%
4
South Korea
CAD 40,219
17.8%
5
New Zealand
CAD 39,361
19.6%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 39,263
19.8%
7
Indonesia
CAD 38,154
22.0%
8
Singapore
CAD 38,063
22.2%
9
Pakistan
CAD 37,750
22.8%
10
Japan
CAD 37,293
23.8%
11
Malaysia
CAD 36,846
24.7%
12
Philippines
CAD 35,983
26.5%
13
Vietnam
CAD 34,516
29.5%
14
China
CAD 32,625
33.3%
15
India
CAD 31,014
36.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 44,232
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 42,300
13.5%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 42,084
14.0%
3
Ecuador
CAD 40,853
16.5%
4
Panama
CAD 39,311
19.7%
5
Chile
CAD 39,226
19.8%
6
Colombia
CAD 38,917
20.5%
7
Peru
CAD 37,063
24.2%
8
Mexico
CAD 36,833
24.7%
9
Brazil
CAD 36,252
25.9%
10
Uruguay
CAD 34,779
28.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 31,790
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 37,066
24.2%
1
Angola
CAD 35,833
26.8%
2
Kenya
CAD 34,952
28.6%
3
Mozambique
CAD 34,881
28.7%
4
Ghana
CAD 33,752
31.0%
5
Nigeria
CAD 33,451
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 33,265
32.0%
7
Morocco
CAD 32,794
33.0%
8
Uganda
CAD 31,884
34.8%
9
Cameroon
CAD 31,504
35.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 30,947
36.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 30,494
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 46,477
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 46,477
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 45,009
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 45,009
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 44,031
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 43,541
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 39,987
18.3%
7
Egypt
CAD 37,077
24.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 36,956
24.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 28,760
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.