Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$271
Federal tax deduction
- $41.62
Provincial tax deduction
- $19
CPP deduction
- $13.46
EI deduction
- $3.66
Total tax
- $77.75
Net pay
* $193
Marginal tax rate
32.6%
Average tax rate
28.7%
71.3%
Net pay
28.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$193
Net pay
$18.59
Tax the employer pays
$77.75
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$96.34
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $18.59 to pay you $271. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.56 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.7% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $70,460 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $20,216. That means that your net pay will be $50,244 per year, or $4,187 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.7% 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 51,867
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 51,122
27.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 50,615
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 50,516
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 50,244
28.7%
5
Alberta
CAD 48,584
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 47,780
32.2%
7
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 47,627
32.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 47,594
32.5%
9
Quebec
CAD 47,516
32.6%
10
Manitoba
CAD 47,351
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 46,989
33.3%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 46,672
33.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 61,300
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 59,487
15.6%
2
Hungary
CAD 57,425
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 56,720
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 54,517
22.6%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 53,944
23.4%
6
France
CAD 53,618
23.9%
7
Ireland
CAD 53,307
24.3%
8
Norway
CAD 52,364
25.7%
9
Spain
CAD 50,558
28.3%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 48,921
30.6%
11
Sweden
CAD 48,544
31.1%
12
Austria
CAD 48,225
31.6%
13
Denmark
CAD 47,461
32.6%
14
Greece
CAD 45,822
35.0%
15
Poland
CAD 44,399
37.0%
16
Netherlands
CAD 44,341
37.1%
17
Germany
CAD 44,281
37.2%
18
Finland
CAD 41,973
40.4%
19
Italy
CAD 41,360
41.3%
20
Romania
CAD 41,219
41.5%
21
Portugal
CAD 39,866
43.4%
22
Belgium
CAD 33,989
51.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 55,444
21.3%
1
Canada
CAD 50,244
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 63,058
10.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 60,750
13.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 57,990
17.7%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 56,708
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 56,469
19.9%
5
Australia
CAD 54,860
22.1%
6
Singapore
CAD 53,789
23.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 53,767
23.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 52,783
25.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 52,031
26.2%
10
Japan
CAD 51,991
26.2%
11
Malaysia
CAD 50,832
27.9%
12
Philippines
CAD 50,053
29.0%
13
Vietnam
CAD 48,087
31.8%
14
China
CAD 46,952
33.4%
15
India
CAD 43,247
38.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 63,445
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 58,491
17.0%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 58,335
17.2%
3
Chile
CAD 58,240
17.3%
4
Panama
CAD 55,603
21.1%
5
Ecuador
CAD 55,472
21.3%
6
Colombia
CAD 53,573
24.0%
7
Peru
CAD 52,643
25.3%
8
Brazil
CAD 51,866
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 51,232
27.3%
10
Uruguay
CAD 47,857
32.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 45,789
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 51,501
26.9%
1
South Africa
CAD 50,078
28.9%
2
Kenya
CAD 50,028
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CAD 48,880
30.6%
4
Nigeria
CAD 48,100
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 47,999
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 46,612
33.9%
7
Morocco
CAD 45,846
34.9%
8
Cameroon
CAD 44,616
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 43,869
37.7%
10
Zambia
CAD 43,740
37.9%
11
Uganda
CAD 43,730
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 66,937
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 66,937
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 64,823
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 64,823
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 63,414
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 62,709
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 55,149
21.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 53,230
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 53,109
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 41,304
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.