Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$120,000
Federal tax deduction
- $22,057
Provincial tax deduction
- $9,500
CPP deduction
- $3,500
EI deduction
- $953
Total tax
- $36,009
Net pay
* $83,991
Marginal tax rate
36.9%
Average tax rate
30.0%
70.0%
Net pay
30.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$83,991
Net pay
$4,834
Tax the employer pays
$36,009
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$40,843
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $4,834 to pay you $120,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.40 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30% tax rate now rises to 32.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $120,000 a year living in the region of Yukon, Canada, you will be taxed $36,009. That means that your net pay will be $83,991 per year, or $6,999 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.0% and your marginal tax rate is 36.9%. 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 $36.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by $63.10.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $631 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,155 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 86,218
28.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 84,287
29.8%
2
Yukon
CAD 83,991
30.0%
3
Northwest Territories
CAD 83,614
30.3%
4
Alberta
CAD 81,936
31.7%
5
Ontario
CAD 81,353
32.2%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 79,893
33.4%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 78,206
34.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 78,044
35.0%
9
Manitoba
CAD 77,223
35.6%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 76,624
36.1%
11
Quebec
CAD 76,537
36.2%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 76,495
36.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 104,400
13.0%
1
Hungary
CAD 97,800
18.5%
2
Ukraine
CAD 96,600
19.5%
3
Switzerland
CAD 95,055
20.8%
4
Czech Republic
CAD 90,927
24.2%
5
France
CAD 84,920
29.2%
6
United Kingdom
CAD 84,588
29.5%
7
Norway
CAD 81,424
32.2%
8
Spain
CAD 79,605
33.7%
9
Denmark
CAD 79,311
33.9%
10
Ireland
CAD 78,256
34.8%
11
Austria
CAD 74,151
38.2%
12
Netherlands
CAD 73,397
38.8%
13
Sweden
CAD 73,318
38.9%
14
Poland
CAD 72,911
39.2%
15
Luxembourg
CAD 71,628
40.3%
16
Romania
CAD 70,200
41.5%
17
Greece
CAD 70,067
41.6%
18
Germany
CAD 67,957
43.4%
19
Finland
CAD 65,180
45.7%
20
Italy
CAD 64,588
46.2%
21
Portugal
CAD 58,631
51.1%
22
Belgium
CAD 52,434
56.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 87,762
26.9%
1
Canada
CAD 81,353
32.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 104,176
13.2%
1
Taiwan
CAD 98,851
17.6%
2
Kazakhstan
CAD 98,518
17.9%
3
Singapore
CAD 97,281
18.9%
4
Thailand
CAD 93,176
22.4%
5
South Korea
CAD 90,561
24.5%
6
China
CAD 87,097
27.4%
7
Australia
CAD 86,841
27.6%
8
New Zealand
CAD 86,304
28.1%
9
Indonesia
CAD 86,302
28.1%
10
Japan
CAD 85,335
28.9%
11
Pakistan
CAD 84,232
29.8%
12
Malaysia
CAD 82,873
30.9%
13
Philippines
CAD 82,420
31.3%
14
Vietnam
CAD 80,288
33.1%
15
India
CAD 67,965
43.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 107,292
10.6%
1
Chile
CAD 95,599
20.3%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 94,456
21.3%
3
Panama
CAD 89,371
25.5%
4
Puerto Rico
CAD 89,360
25.5%
5
Colombia
CAD 87,968
26.7%
6
Brazil
CAD 87,782
26.9%
7
Uruguay
CAD 86,930
27.6%
8
Ecuador
CAD 86,854
27.6%
9
Peru
CAD 84,486
29.6%
10
Mexico
CAD 83,262
30.6%
11
Argentina
CAD 77,990
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 87,541
27.1%
1
Kenya
CAD 84,706
29.4%
2
Nigeria
CAD 81,797
31.8%
3
Mozambique
CAD 81,081
32.4%
4
Ghana
CAD 80,769
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 80,219
33.2%
6
South Africa
CAD 79,307
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 75,866
36.8%
8
Cameroon
CAD 74,779
37.7%
9
Zambia
CAD 74,207
38.2%
10
Senegal
CAD 73,593
38.7%
11
Uganda
CAD 70,977
40.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 114,000
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 114,000
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 110,400
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 110,400
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 108,000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 107,756
10.2%
6
Egypt
CAD 90,385
24.7%
7
Lebanon
CAD 90,264
24.8%
8
Israel
CAD 84,805
29.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 70,156
41.5%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Yukon 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.