Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$72,995
Federal tax deduction
- $11,342
Provincial tax deduction
- $5,249
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $21,044
Net pay
* $51,951
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$51,951
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$21,044
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$25,877
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $72,995. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.8% tax rate now rises to 33.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $72,995 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $21,044. That means that your net pay will be $51,951 per year, or $4,329 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 53,705
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 52,942
27.5%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 52,413
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 52,303
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 51,951
28.8%
5
Alberta
CAD 50,346
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 49,479
32.2%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 49,275
32.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 49,234
32.6%
9
Quebec
CAD 49,099
32.7%
10
Manitoba
CAD 49,030
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 48,581
33.4%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 48,265
33.9%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 63,506
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 61,395
15.9%
2
Hungary
CAD 59,491
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 58,761
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 56,210
23.0%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 55,820
23.5%
6
France
CAD 55,222
24.4%
7
Ireland
CAD 54,612
25.2%
8
Norway
CAD 54,037
26.0%
9
Spain
CAD 52,073
28.7%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 50,087
31.4%
11
Sweden
CAD 49,812
31.8%
12
Austria
CAD 49,539
32.1%
13
Denmark
CAD 49,163
32.7%
14
Greece
CAD 47,096
35.5%
15
Netherlands
CAD 45,936
37.1%
16
Poland
CAD 45,858
37.2%
17
Germany
CAD 45,543
37.6%
18
Finland
CAD 43,206
40.8%
19
Romania
CAD 42,702
41.5%
20
Italy
CAD 42,545
41.7%
21
Portugal
CAD 40,981
43.9%
22
Belgium
CAD 34,995
52.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 57,306
21.5%
1
Canada
CAD 51,951
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 65,162
10.7%
1
Taiwan
CAD 62,738
14.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 59,892
18.0%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 58,761
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 58,278
20.2%
5
Australia
CAD 56,520
22.6%
6
Singapore
CAD 55,642
23.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 55,430
24.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 54,505
25.3%
9
Japan
CAD 53,843
26.2%
10
Pakistan
CAD 53,679
26.5%
11
Malaysia
CAD 52,494
28.1%
12
Philippines
CAD 51,710
29.2%
13
China
CAD 50,129
31.3%
14
Vietnam
CAD 49,735
31.9%
15
India
CAD 44,687
38.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 65,689
10.0%
1
Chile
CAD 60,432
17.2%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 60,419
17.2%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 60,042
17.7%
4
Panama
CAD 57,521
21.2%
5
Ecuador
CAD 57,193
21.7%
6
Colombia
CAD 55,167
24.4%
7
Peru
CAD 54,418
25.5%
8
Brazil
CAD 53,704
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 52,886
27.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 49,396
32.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 47,437
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 53,345
26.9%
1
Kenya
CAD 51,802
29.0%
2
South Africa
CAD 51,574
29.4%
3
Mozambique
CAD 50,527
30.8%
4
Nigeria
CAD 49,824
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 49,676
32.0%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 48,234
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 47,382
35.1%
8
Cameroon
CAD 46,160
36.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 45,390
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 45,299
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 45,124
38.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 69,345
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 69,345
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 67,155
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 67,155
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 65,696
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 64,966
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 56,828
22.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 55,131
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 55,010
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 42,780
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.