Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$72,039
Federal tax deduction
- $11,146
Provincial tax deduction
- $5,133
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $20,731
Net pay
* $51,308
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$51,308
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$20,731
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$25,565
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $72,039. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.8% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $72,039 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $20,731. That means that your net pay will be $51,308 per year, or $4,276 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.8% and your marginal tax rate is 32.7%. 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 $32.65, hence, your net pay will only increase by $67.35.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $674 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,368 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 53,012
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 52,256
27.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 51,735
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 51,629
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 51,308
28.8%
5
Alberta
CAD 49,682
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 48,838
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 48,616
32.5%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 48,653
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 48,502
32.7%
10
Manitoba
CAD 48,396
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 47,980
33.4%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 47,664
33.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 62,674
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 60,677
15.8%
2
Hungary
CAD 58,712
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 57,991
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 55,571
22.9%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 55,112
23.5%
6
France
CAD 54,617
24.2%
7
Ireland
CAD 54,120
24.9%
8
Norway
CAD 53,406
25.9%
9
Spain
CAD 51,502
28.5%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 49,648
31.1%
11
Sweden
CAD 49,334
31.5%
12
Austria
CAD 49,043
31.9%
13
Denmark
CAD 48,521
32.7%
14
Greece
CAD 46,616
35.3%
15
Netherlands
CAD 45,334
37.1%
16
Poland
CAD 45,308
37.1%
17
Germany
CAD 45,067
37.4%
18
Finland
CAD 42,741
40.7%
19
Romania
CAD 42,143
41.5%
20
Italy
CAD 42,098
41.6%
21
Portugal
CAD 40,560
43.7%
22
Belgium
CAD 34,615
52.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 56,604
21.4%
1
Canada
CAD 51,308
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 64,369
10.7%
1
Taiwan
CAD 61,988
14.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 59,175
17.9%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 57,987
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 57,596
20.1%
5
Australia
CAD 55,894
22.4%
6
Singapore
CAD 54,943
23.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 54,803
23.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 53,855
25.2%
9
Japan
CAD 53,133
26.2%
10
Pakistan
CAD 53,058
26.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 51,867
28.0%
12
Philippines
CAD 51,085
29.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 49,113
31.8%
14
China
CAD 48,931
32.1%
15
India
CAD 44,144
38.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 64,843
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 59,692
17.1%
2
Chile
CAD 59,605
17.3%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 59,398
17.6%
4
Panama
CAD 56,798
21.2%
5
Ecuador
CAD 56,544
21.5%
6
Colombia
CAD 54,572
24.3%
7
Peru
CAD 53,749
25.4%
8
Brazil
CAD 53,011
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 52,262
27.5%
10
Uruguay
CAD 48,816
32.2%
11
Argentina
CAD 46,816
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 52,650
26.9%
1
Kenya
CAD 51,133
29.0%
2
South Africa
CAD 51,010
29.2%
3
Mozambique
CAD 49,906
30.7%
4
Nigeria
CAD 49,174
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 49,043
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 47,622
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 46,802
35.0%
8
Cameroon
CAD 45,578
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 44,817
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 44,711
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 44,598
38.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 68,437
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 68,437
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 66,276
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 66,276
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 64,835
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 64,115
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 56,199
22.0%
7
Egypt
CAD 54,414
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 54,293
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 42,223
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.