Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$5,846
Federal tax deduction
- $897
Provincial tax deduction
- $409
CPP deduction
- $292
EI deduction
- $79.40
Total tax
- $1,676
Net pay
* $4,170
Marginal tax rate
32.7%
Average tax rate
28.7%
71.3%
Net pay
28.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$4,170
Net pay
$403
Tax the employer pays
$1,676
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2,079
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $403 to pay you $5,846. 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 $70,152 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $20,115. That means that your net pay will be $50,037 per year, or $4,170 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 51,644
26.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 50,901
27.4%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 50,397
28.2%
3
Yukon
CAD 50,299
28.3%
4
Ontario
CAD 50,037
28.7%
5
Alberta
CAD 48,370
31.0%
6
Saskatchewan
CAD 47,574
32.2%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 47,395
32.4%
8
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 47,427
32.4%
9
Quebec
CAD 47,323
32.5%
10
Manitoba
CAD 47,147
32.8%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 46,795
33.3%
12
Nova Scotia
CAD 46,478
33.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 61,032
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 59,254
15.5%
2
Hungary
CAD 57,174
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 56,472
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
CAD 54,312
22.6%
5
Czech Republic
CAD 53,716
23.4%
6
France
CAD 53,423
23.9%
7
Ireland
CAD 53,148
24.2%
8
Norway
CAD 52,161
25.7%
9
Spain
CAD 50,374
28.2%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 48,779
30.5%
11
Sweden
CAD 48,390
31.0%
12
Austria
CAD 48,065
31.5%
13
Denmark
CAD 47,255
32.6%
14
Greece
CAD 45,667
34.9%
15
Poland
CAD 44,222
37.0%
16
Netherlands
CAD 44,147
37.1%
17
Germany
CAD 44,128
37.1%
18
Finland
CAD 41,823
40.4%
19
Italy
CAD 41,216
41.3%
20
Romania
CAD 41,039
41.5%
21
Portugal
CAD 39,730
43.4%
22
Belgium
CAD 33,867
51.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 55,218
21.3%
1
Canada
CAD 50,037
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 62,802
10.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 60,508
13.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 57,759
17.7%
3
Kazakhstan
CAD 56,458
19.5%
4
South Korea
CAD 56,249
19.8%
5
Australia
CAD 54,658
22.1%
6
New Zealand
CAD 53,565
23.6%
7
Singapore
CAD 53,564
23.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 52,574
25.1%
9
Pakistan
CAD 51,831
26.1%
10
Japan
CAD 51,779
26.2%
11
Malaysia
CAD 50,630
27.8%
12
Philippines
CAD 49,852
28.9%
13
Vietnam
CAD 47,887
31.7%
14
China
CAD 46,566
33.6%
15
India
CAD 43,072
38.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 63,172
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 58,257
17.0%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 58,127
17.1%
3
Chile
CAD 57,974
17.4%
4
Panama
CAD 55,370
21.1%
5
Ecuador
CAD 55,263
21.2%
6
Colombia
CAD 53,378
23.9%
7
Peru
CAD 52,428
25.3%
8
Brazil
CAD 51,643
26.4%
9
Mexico
CAD 51,031
27.3%
10
Uruguay
CAD 47,670
32.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 45,589
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 51,277
26.9%
1
South Africa
CAD 49,896
28.9%
2
Kenya
CAD 49,812
29.0%
3
Mozambique
CAD 48,679
30.6%
4
Nigeria
CAD 47,891
31.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 47,795
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 46,415
33.8%
7
Morocco
CAD 45,659
34.9%
8
Cameroon
CAD 44,429
36.7%
9
Senegal
CAD 43,685
37.7%
10
Uganda
CAD 43,560
37.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 43,550
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 66,644
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 66,644
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 64,540
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 64,540
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 63,137
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 62,435
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 54,932
21.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 52,999
24.5%
8
Lebanon
CAD 52,878
24.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 41,124
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.