Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$42,174
Federal tax deduction
- $5,702
Provincial tax deduction
- $4,127
CPP deduction
- $2,204
EI deduction
- $666
Total tax
- $12,700
Net pay
* $29,474
Marginal tax rate
30.9%
Average tax rate
30.1%
69.9%
Net pay
30.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$29,474
Net pay
$3,137
Tax the employer pays
$12,700
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,837
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,137 to pay you $42,174. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.76 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.1% tax rate now rises to 35.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $42,174 a year living in the region of Saskatchewan, Canada, you will be taxed $12,700. That means that your net pay will be $29,474 per year, or $2,456 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.1% and your marginal tax rate is 30.9%. 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 $30.92, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.08.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $691 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,454 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 34,519
18.2%
1
Canada
CAD 31,166
26.1%
2
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Saskatchewan 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.