Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$22,230
Federal tax deduction
- $2,929
Provincial tax deduction
- $612
CPP deduction
- $1,068
EI deduction
- $351
Total tax
- $4,959
Net pay
* $17,271
Marginal tax rate
28.1%
Average tax rate
22.3%
77.7%
Net pay
22.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$17,271
Net pay
$1,559
Tax the employer pays
$4,959
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,519
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,559 to pay you $22,230. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.93 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.3% tax rate now rises to 27.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $22,230 a year living in the region of British Columbia, Canada, you will be taxed $4,959. That means that your net pay will be $17,271 per year, or $1,439 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.3% and your marginal tax rate is 28.1%. 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 $28.11, hence, your net pay will only increase by $71.89.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $719 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,595 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 17,539
21.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,271
22.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 17,050
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,698
24.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,655
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,633
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 16,072
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 16,053
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,926
28.4%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,843
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,801
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,697
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,635
29.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 22,124
0.5%
1
Ireland
CAD 22,052
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 20,647
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 20,171
9.3%
4
France
CAD 19,542
12.1%
5
Norway
CAD 19,424
12.6%
6
Russia
CAD 19,340
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 19,106
14.1%
8
Austria
CAD 18,794
15.5%
9
Italy
CAD 18,319
17.6%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 18,254
17.9%
11
Hungary
CAD 18,117
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,895
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,767
20.1%
14
Greece
CAD 16,820
24.3%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,695
24.9%
16
Poland
CAD 15,931
28.3%
17
Portugal
CAD 15,222
31.5%
18
Finland
CAD 15,152
31.8%
19
Denmark
CAD 14,872
33.1%
20
Belgium
CAD 14,868
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,989
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 13,005
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,481
12.4%
1
Canada
CAD 16,698
24.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 21,112
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 21,025
5.4%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,473
7.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 20,265
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 19,342
13.0%
5
Pakistan
CAD 19,141
13.9%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,844
15.2%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,787
15.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,757
15.6%
9
Japan
CAD 17,989
19.1%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,934
19.3%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,762
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,647
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 17,003
23.5%
14
India
CAD 15,853
28.7%
15
China
CAD 15,714
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 20,157
9.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 20,098
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,908
10.5%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,896
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,696
11.4%
5
Panama
CAD 19,117
14.0%
6
Chile
CAD 18,128
18.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 18,067
18.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,399
21.7%
9
Peru
CAD 17,239
22.5%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,899
24.0%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,440
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,953
14.7%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,774
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,458
26.0%
3
Angola
CAD 16,414
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,267
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 16,140
27.4%
6
Ghana
CAD 16,084
27.7%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,294
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,263
31.3%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,859
33.2%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,721
33.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 14,078
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 21,118
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 21,119
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,452
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,452
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 20,007
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,785
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 19,307
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 17,057
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,936
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,539
43.6%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the British Columbia 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.