Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$68,900
Federal tax deduction
- $10,503
Provincial tax deduction
- $4,785
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $19,740
Net pay
* $49,160
Marginal tax rate
29.6%
Average tax rate
28.6%
71.4%
Net pay
28.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$49,160
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$19,740
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$24,573
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $68,900. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.57 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.6% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $68,900 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $19,740. That means that your net pay will be $49,160 per year, or $4,097 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.7% 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 50,736
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 50,002
27.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 49,509
28.1%
3
Yukon
CAD 49,416
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 49,160
28.6%
5
Alberta
CAD 47,500
31.1%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 46,735
32.2%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 46,613
32.3%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 46,585
32.4%
9
Quebec
CAD 46,541
32.5%
10
Manitoba
CAD 46,312
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 46,009
33.2%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 45,692
33.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 59,943
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 58,306
15.4%
2
Hungary
CAD 56,154
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 55,464
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 53,476
22.4%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 52,789
23.4%
6
France
CAD 52,630
23.6%
7
Ireland
CAD 52,503
23.8%
8
Norway
CAD 51,335
25.5%
9
Spain
CAD 49,627
28.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 48,203
30.0%
11
Sweden
CAD 47,764
30.7%
12
Austria
CAD 47,416
31.2%
13
Denmark
CAD 46,413
32.6%
14
Greece
CAD 45,038
34.6%
15
Germany
CAD 43,505
36.9%
16
Poland
CAD 43,501
36.9%
17
Netherlands
CAD 43,359
37.1%
18
Finland
CAD 41,214
40.2%
19
Italy
CAD 40,631
41.0%
20
Romania
CAD 40,306
41.5%
21
Portugal
CAD 39,179
43.1%
22
Belgium
CAD 33,370
51.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 54,293
21.2%
1
Canada
CAD 49,160
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 61,763
10.4%
1
Taiwan
CAD 59,526
13.6%
2
Thailand
CAD 56,820
17.5%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 55,444
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 55,355
19.7%
5
Australia
CAD 53,838
21.9%
6
New Zealand
CAD 52,743
23.5%
7
Singapore
CAD 52,649
23.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 51,724
24.9%
9
Pakistan
CAD 51,017
26.0%
10
Japan
CAD 50,917
26.1%
11
Malaysia
CAD 49,816
27.7%
12
Philippines
CAD 49,034
28.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 47,073
31.7%
14
China
CAD 45,317
34.2%
15
India
CAD 42,361
38.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 62,064
9.9%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 57,304
16.8%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 57,284
16.9%
3
Chile
CAD 56,897
17.4%
4
Ecuador
CAD 54,495
20.9%
5
Panama
CAD 54,423
21.0%
6
Colombia
CAD 52,586
23.7%
7
Peru
CAD 51,535
25.2%
8
Brazil
CAD 50,735
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 50,215
27.1%
10
Uruguay
CAD 46,910
31.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 44,775
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 50,366
26.9%
1
South Africa
CAD 49,158
28.7%
2
Kenya
CAD 48,936
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CAD 47,866
30.5%
4
Nigeria
CAD 47,039
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 46,967
31.8%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 45,637
33.8%
7
Morocco
CAD 44,900
34.8%
8
Cameroon
CAD 43,667
36.6%
9
Senegal
CAD 42,933
37.7%
10
Uganda
CAD 42,872
37.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 42,780
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 65,455
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 65,455
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 63,388
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 63,388
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 62,010
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 61,321
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 54,051
21.6%
7
Egypt
CAD 52,060
24.4%
8
Lebanon
CAD 51,939
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 40,395
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.