Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$55,138
Federal tax deduction
- $7,777
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,557
CPP deduction
- $2,943
EI deduction
- $871
Total tax
- $15,149
Net pay
* $39,989
Marginal tax rate
35.5%
Average tax rate
27.5%
72.5%
Net pay
27.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$39,989
Net pay
$4,163
Tax the employer pays
$15,149
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$19,312
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,163 to pay you $55,138. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.5% tax rate now rises to 32.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $55,138 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $15,149. That means that your net pay will be $39,989 per year, or $3,332 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.5% and your marginal tax rate is 35.5%. 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 $35.47, hence, your net pay will only increase by $64.53.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $645 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,227 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 41,275
25.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 40,631
26.3%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 40,257
27.0%
3
Yukon
CAD 40,215
27.1%
4
Ontario
CAD 39,989
27.5%
5
Quebec
CAD 38,526
30.1%
6
Alberta
CAD 38,414
30.3%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 38,167
30.8%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 38,154
30.8%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 37,990
31.1%
10
Manitoba
CAD 37,599
31.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 37,590
31.8%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 37,461
32.1%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 44,111
20.0%
1
Canada
CAD 39,989
27.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 40,877
25.9%
1
Angola
CAD 40,354
26.8%
2
Kenya
CAD 39,302
28.7%
3
Mozambique
CAD 38,920
29.4%
4
Ghana
CAD 37,863
31.3%
5
Nigeria
CAD 37,678
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 37,114
32.7%
7
Morocco
CAD 36,561
33.7%
8
Uganda
CAD 35,303
36.0%
9
Cameroon
CAD 35,288
36.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 34,676
37.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 34,317
37.8%
12
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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.