Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$72,076
Federal tax deduction
- $11,154
Provincial tax deduction
- $5,137
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $20,744
Net pay
* $51,332
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$51,332
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$20,744
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$25,577
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $72,076. 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 $72,076 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $20,744. That means that your net pay will be $51,332 per year, or $4,278 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 56,631
21.4%
1
Canada
CAD 51,332
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 64,399
10.7%
1
Taiwan
CAD 62,017
14.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 59,202
17.9%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 58,017
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 57,622
20.1%
5
Australia
CAD 55,918
22.4%
6
Singapore
CAD 54,970
23.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 54,827
23.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 53,881
25.2%
9
Japan
CAD 53,161
26.2%
10
Pakistan
CAD 53,082
26.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 51,892
28.0%
12
Philippines
CAD 51,109
29.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 49,137
31.8%
14
China
CAD 48,977
32.1%
15
India
CAD 44,165
38.7%
16
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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.