Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$68,001
Federal tax deduction
- $10,318
Provincial tax deduction
- $4,702
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $19,473
Net pay
* $48,528
Marginal tax rate
29.6%
Average tax rate
28.6%
71.4%
Net pay
28.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$48,528
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$19,473
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$24,307
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $68,001. 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 $68,001 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $19,473. That means that your net pay will be $48,528 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 50,084
26.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 49,356
27.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 48,872
28.1%
3
Yukon
CAD 48,782
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 48,528
28.6%
5
Alberta
CAD 46,875
31.1%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 46,133
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 46,004
32.3%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 46,028
32.3%
9
Quebec
CAD 45,980
32.4%
10
Manitoba
CAD 45,712
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 45,444
33.2%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 45,127
33.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 59,161
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 57,625
15.3%
2
Hungary
CAD 55,421
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 54,741
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 52,876
22.2%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 52,124
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 49,090
27.8%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 47,790
29.7%
11
Sweden
CAD 47,314
30.4%
12
Austria
CAD 46,950
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 42,984
36.8%
17
Netherlands
CAD 42,794
37.1%
18
Finland
CAD 40,776
40.0%
19
Italy
CAD 40,210
40.9%
20
Romania
CAD 39,781
41.5%
21
Portugal
CAD 38,784
43.0%
22
Belgium
CAD 33,013
51.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 53,628
21.1%
1
Canada
CAD 48,528
28.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 61,025
10.3%
1
Taiwan
CAD 58,821
13.5%
2
Thailand
CAD 56,146
17.4%
3
South Korea
CAD 54,714
19.5%
4
Kazakhstan
CAD 54,716
19.5%
5
Australia
CAD 53,249
21.7%
6
New Zealand
CAD 52,153
23.3%
7
Singapore
CAD 51,992
23.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 51,114
24.8%
9
Pakistan
CAD 50,433
25.8%
10
Japan
CAD 50,298
26.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 49,237
27.6%
12
Philippines
CAD 48,447
28.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 46,489
31.6%
14
China
CAD 44,698
34.3%
15
India
CAD 41,851
38.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 61,269
9.9%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 56,679
16.7%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 56,620
16.7%
3
Chile
CAD 56,124
17.5%
4
Ecuador
CAD 53,966
20.6%
5
Panama
CAD 53,743
21.0%
6
Colombia
CAD 52,009
23.5%
7
Peru
CAD 50,892
25.2%
8
Brazil
CAD 50,083
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 49,628
27.0%
10
Uruguay
CAD 46,364
31.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 44,191
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 49,712
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 46,372
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 45,081
33.7%
7
Morocco
CAD 44,356
34.8%
8
Cameroon
CAD 43,119
36.6%
9
Senegal
CAD 42,394
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 64,601
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 64,601
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 62,561
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 62,561
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 61,201
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 60,521
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 53,418
21.5%
7
Egypt
CAD 51,386
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.