Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$68,000
Federal tax deduction
- $10,318
Provincial tax deduction
- $4,702
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $19,473
Net pay
* $48,527
Marginal tax rate
29.7%
Average tax rate
28.6%
71.4%
Net pay
28.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$48,527
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$19,473
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$24,306
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $68,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.57 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.6% tax rate now rises to 33.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $68,000 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $19,473. That means that your net pay will be $48,527 per year, or $4,044 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.6% and your marginal tax rate is 29.7%. 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 $29.65, hence, your net pay will only increase by $70.35.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $704 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,518 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 50,083
26.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 49,356
27.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 48,871
28.1%
3
Yukon
CAD 48,782
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 48,527
28.6%
5
Alberta
CAD 46,875
31.1%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 46,132
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 46,003
32.3%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 46,028
32.3%
9
Quebec
CAD 45,979
32.4%
10
Manitoba
CAD 45,711
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 45,444
33.2%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 45,126
33.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 59,160
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 57,624
15.3%
2
Hungary
CAD 55,420
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 54,740
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 52,875
22.2%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 52,123
23.4%
6
France
CAD 52,061
23.4%
7
Ireland
CAD 52,040
23.5%
8
Norway
CAD 50,741
25.4%
9
Spain
CAD 49,089
27.8%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 47,789
29.7%
11
Sweden
CAD 47,314
30.4%
12
Austria
CAD 46,949
31.0%
13
Denmark
CAD 45,808
32.6%
14
Greece
CAD 44,586
34.4%
15
Germany
CAD 43,057
36.7%
16
Poland
CAD 42,983
36.8%
17
Netherlands
CAD 42,793
37.1%
18
Finland
CAD 40,776
40.0%
19
Italy
CAD 40,210
40.9%
20
Romania
CAD 39,780
41.5%
21
Portugal
CAD 38,783
43.0%
22
Belgium
CAD 33,013
51.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 53,627
21.1%
1
Canada
CAD 48,527
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 61,024
10.3%
1
Taiwan
CAD 58,820
13.5%
2
Thailand
CAD 56,145
17.4%
3
South Korea
CAD 54,713
19.5%
4
Kazakhstan
CAD 54,715
19.5%
5
Australia
CAD 53,248
21.7%
6
New Zealand
CAD 52,153
23.3%
7
Singapore
CAD 51,991
23.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 51,113
24.8%
9
Pakistan
CAD 50,432
25.8%
10
Japan
CAD 50,297
26.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 49,236
27.6%
12
Philippines
CAD 48,446
28.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 46,488
31.6%
14
China
CAD 44,697
34.3%
15
India
CAD 41,850
38.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 61,268
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 56,678
16.7%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 56,619
16.7%
3
Chile
CAD 56,123
17.5%
4
Ecuador
CAD 53,966
20.6%
5
Panama
CAD 53,742
21.0%
6
Colombia
CAD 52,008
23.5%
7
Peru
CAD 50,891
25.2%
8
Brazil
CAD 50,082
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 49,628
27.0%
10
Uruguay
CAD 46,363
31.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 44,190
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 49,711
26.9%
1
South Africa
CAD 48,627
28.5%
2
Kenya
CAD 48,306
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CAD 47,281
30.5%
4
Nigeria
CAD 46,427
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 46,371
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 45,080
33.7%
7
Morocco
CAD 44,355
34.8%
8
Cameroon
CAD 43,119
36.6%
9
Senegal
CAD 42,393
37.7%
10
Uganda
CAD 42,377
37.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 42,227
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 64,600
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 64,600
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 62,560
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 62,560
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 61,200
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 60,520
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 53,417
21.5%
7
Egypt
CAD 51,385
24.4%
8
Lebanon
CAD 51,264
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 39,871
41.4%
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.