Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$72,748
Federal tax deduction
- $11,291
Provincial tax deduction
- $5,219
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $20,963
Net pay
* $51,785
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$51,785
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$20,963
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$25,797
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $72,748. 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 $72,748 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $20,963. That means that your net pay will be $51,785 per year, or $4,315 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 53,526
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 52,765
27.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 52,237
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 52,129
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 51,785
28.8%
5
Alberta
CAD 50,175
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 49,313
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 49,074
32.5%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 49,114
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 48,944
32.7%
10
Manitoba
CAD 48,866
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 48,425
33.4%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 48,109
33.9%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 63,291
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 61,209
15.9%
2
Hungary
CAD 59,290
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 58,562
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 56,045
23.0%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 55,637
23.5%
6
France
CAD 55,066
24.3%
7
Ireland
CAD 54,485
25.1%
8
Norway
CAD 53,874
25.9%
9
Spain
CAD 51,925
28.6%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 49,974
31.3%
11
Sweden
CAD 49,688
31.7%
12
Austria
CAD 49,411
32.1%
13
Denmark
CAD 48,997
32.7%
14
Greece
CAD 46,972
35.4%
15
Netherlands
CAD 45,780
37.1%
16
Poland
CAD 45,716
37.2%
17
Germany
CAD 45,420
37.6%
18
Finland
CAD 43,086
40.8%
19
Romania
CAD 42,558
41.5%
20
Italy
CAD 42,430
41.7%
21
Portugal
CAD 40,872
43.8%
22
Belgium
CAD 34,897
52.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 57,124
21.5%
1
Canada
CAD 51,785
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 64,957
10.7%
1
Taiwan
CAD 62,545
14.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 59,706
17.9%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 58,561
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 58,102
20.1%
5
Australia
CAD 56,358
22.5%
6
Singapore
CAD 55,461
23.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 55,268
24.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 54,337
25.3%
9
Japan
CAD 53,660
26.2%
10
Pakistan
CAD 53,518
26.4%
11
Malaysia
CAD 52,332
28.1%
12
Philippines
CAD 51,548
29.1%
13
China
CAD 49,820
31.5%
14
Vietnam
CAD 49,574
31.9%
15
India
CAD 44,547
38.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 65,470
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 60,232
17.2%
2
Chile
CAD 60,219
17.2%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 59,876
17.7%
4
Panama
CAD 57,334
21.2%
5
Ecuador
CAD 57,026
21.6%
6
Colombia
CAD 55,014
24.4%
7
Peru
CAD 54,245
25.4%
8
Brazil
CAD 53,525
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 52,724
27.5%
10
Uruguay
CAD 49,246
32.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 47,277
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 53,166
26.9%
1
Kenya
CAD 51,629
29.0%
2
South Africa
CAD 51,428
29.3%
3
Mozambique
CAD 50,367
30.8%
4
Nigeria
CAD 49,656
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 49,512
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 48,076
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 47,232
35.1%
8
Cameroon
CAD 46,009
36.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 45,242
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 45,147
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 44,988
38.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 69,111
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 69,111
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 66,928
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 66,928
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 65,473
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 64,746
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 56,665
22.1%
7
Egypt
CAD 54,946
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 54,825
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 42,636
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.