Australia keeps more at the first three levels in this table, about C$3,923 more at the US$50,000 level once converted, helped by an A$18,200 tax-free threshold and the complete absence of employee payroll contributions. By US$200,000 the two systems land almost exactly on top of each other: both take an effective 35.0%, and the converted difference is C$98 a year. The Canadian side is priced in Ontario.
Enter a salary in CAD. The Australia side uses the same salary converted at the 28 October 2026 snapshot rate (1 CAD = 1.0122 AUD).
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Estimates for a single employee with standard allowances, calculated in your browser. Not tax advice.
| Salary level | Canada (CAD) | Australia (AUD) | Take-home difference (in CAD) | ||||||||
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| Gross | Income tax | Social | Take-home | Effective | Gross | Income tax | Social | Take-home | Effective | ||
| US$25,000 | $35,000 | $3,708 | $2,445 | $28,847 | 17.6% | $35,500 | $3,305 | $0 | $32,195 | 9.3% | +$2,959 in Australia |
| US$50,000 | $70,000 | $11,782 | $5,080 | $53,138 | 24.1% | $71,000 | $13,240 | $0 | $57,760 | 18.6% | +$3,923 in Australia |
| US$100,000 | $140,500 | $34,633 | $5,770 | $100,097 | 28.8% | $142,000 | $36,450 | $0 | $105,550 | 25.7% | +$4,176 in Australia |
| US$200,000 | $281,000 | $92,650 | $5,770 | $182,580 | 35.0% | $284,500 | $99,585 | $0 | $184,915 | 35.0% | +$98 in Australia |
Each row prices the same job in both countries: the gross figures are the same US dollar salary converted into each currency at the reference rates of 28 October 2026 (1 USD = 1.4047 CAD and 1.4219 AUD), rounded to the nearest 500. The last column converts the Australia take-home back into CAD at the same rate and subtracts the Canada take-home, so a positive figure means more take-home pay in the country named. Income tax includes any regional tax, levies, credits and rebates in the standard model. It says nothing about what the money buys locally — see the purchasing-power points in the questions below the table where they apply.
Canada charges federal tax and Ontario tax together, with basic personal amounts of $16,452 federal and $12,989 Ontario applied as allowances (they are lowest-rate credits in law, which works out the same for the standard case). Then come the payroll deductions Australians do not have: Canada Pension Plan at 5.95% between $3,500 and $74,600, CPP2 at 4% on the next slice to $85,000, and Employment Insurance at 1.63% to $68,900. On C$100,000 the combined tax is C$20,677 and contributions are C$5,770, leaving C$73,553. The Ontario surtax and health premium are not modelled, so the real Ontario bill is higher than shown at larger salaries.
Australia has no employee social contributions at all: the superannuation guarantee (12% for 2026–27) is paid by the employer on top of salary, not deducted from it. The deductions are income tax (nothing on the first A$18,200, then 15%, 30%, 37% and 45% under the resident rates from 1 July 2026) plus the 2% Medicare levy, which is inside the tax figure here. On A$90,000 the combined tax and levy come to A$19,320, leaving A$70,680. The Low Income Tax Offset of up to A$700 is not modelled, so Australian tax at lower incomes is overstated by up to that amount.
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