Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$48,250
Federal tax deduction
- $6,547
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,794
CPP deduction
- $2,551
EI deduction
- $762
Total tax
- $12,654
Net pay
* $35,596
Marginal tax rate
27.1%
Average tax rate
26.2%
73.8%
Net pay
26.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$35,596
Net pay
$3,618
Tax the employer pays
$12,654
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$16,272
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,618 to pay you $48,250. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.37 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.2% tax rate now rises to 31.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $48,250 a year living in the region of Yukon, Canada, you will be taxed $12,654. That means that your net pay will be $35,596 per year, or $2,966 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.2% and your marginal tax rate is 27.1%. 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 $27.12, hence, your net pay will only increase by $72.88.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $729 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,644 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 39,015
19.1%
1
Canada
CAD 35,472
26.5%
2
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.