Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20
Provincial tax deduction
- $1.73
EI deduction
- $0.32
Total tax
- $2.05
Net pay
* $17.95
Marginal tax rate
10.2%
Average tax rate
10.3%
89.8%
Net pay
10.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$17.95
Net pay
$0.45
Tax the employer pays
$2.05
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$2.50
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $0.45 to pay you $20. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.3% tax rate now rises to 12.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $2.05. That means that your net pay will be $17.95 per year, or $1.50 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.3% and your marginal tax rate is 10.2%. 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 $10.23, hence, your net pay will only increase by $89.77.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $898 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,489 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 20
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 20
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 20
0.0%
4
Sweden
CAD 20
0.0%
5
Norway
CAD 20
0.0%
6
Spain
CAD 19
6.3%
7
Italy
CAD 18
9.2%
8
France
CAD 18
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 18
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 18
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 17
13.0%
12
Hungary
CAD 16
18.5%
13
Ukraine
CAD 16
19.5%
14
Poland
CAD 16
21.5%
15
Greece
CAD 16
21.9%
16
Portugal
CAD 15
25.5%
17
Finland
CAD 14
30.8%
18
Belgium
CAD 14
32.0%
19
Netherlands
CAD 12
39.0%
20
Romania
CAD 12
41.5%
21
Denmark
CAD 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
CAD 20
194.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 20
1.6%
1
USA
CAD 18
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 20
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 20
0.0%
3
Malaysia
CAD 19
4.9%
4
Thailand
CAD 19
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CAD 18
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CAD 18
8.9%
7
South Korea
CAD 18
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CAD 18
11.9%
9
India
CAD 18
12.0%
10
China
CAD 17
13.2%
11
Vietnam
CAD 17
15.0%
12
Japan
CAD 16
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
CAD 16
20.8%
14
Philippines
CAD 8
59.1%
15
Pakistan
CAD 5
75.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 20
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 18
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 18
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 18
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 18
9.4%
5
Guatemala
CAD 18
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 18
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 18
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 17
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 17
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 16
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 16
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 20
1.0%
1
Angola
CAD 19
3.0%
2
Uganda
CAD 19
5.0%
3
Ghana
CAD 19
5.5%
4
Zambia
CAD 19
6.0%
5
Morocco
CAD 19
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 19
7.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 17
15.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 17
16.8%
9
Senegal
CAD 16
18.8%
10
Mozambique
CAD 6
71.6%
11
Kenya
CAD 20
227.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
CAD 20
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
CAD 20
0.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 19
5.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19
5.0%
4
Lebanon
CAD 19
7.0%
5
Bahrain
CAD 18
8.0%
6
Oman
CAD 18
8.0%
7
Kuwait
CAD 18
10.9%
8
Israel
CAD 17
13.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 17
15.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nova Scotia 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.