Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$72,999
Federal tax deduction
- $11,343
Provincial tax deduction
- $5,250
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $21,045
Net pay
* $51,954
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$51,954
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$21,045
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$25,879
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $72,999. 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 $72,999 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $21,045. That means that your net pay will be $51,954 per year, or $4,330 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 57,309
21.5%
1
Canada
CAD 51,954
28.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 65,692
10.0%
1
Chile
CAD 60,436
17.2%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 60,422
17.2%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 60,045
17.8%
4
Panama
CAD 57,524
21.2%
5
Ecuador
CAD 57,196
21.7%
6
Colombia
CAD 55,169
24.4%
7
Peru
CAD 54,421
25.5%
8
Brazil
CAD 53,707
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 52,888
27.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 49,399
32.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 47,440
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 53,348
26.9%
1
Kenya
CAD 51,805
29.0%
2
South Africa
CAD 51,576
29.4%
3
Mozambique
CAD 50,530
30.8%
4
Nigeria
CAD 49,827
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 49,678
32.0%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 48,236
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 47,384
35.1%
8
Cameroon
CAD 46,162
36.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 45,393
37.8%
10
Zambia
CAD 45,301
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 45,126
38.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 69,349
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 69,349
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 67,159
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 67,159
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 65,699
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 64,969
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 56,830
22.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 55,134
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 55,013
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 42,782
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.