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Income tax calculator Nova ScotiaFind out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Withholding
Salary $20,697
EI deduction - $327
CPP deduction - $980
Federal tax deduction - $2,715
Provincial tax deduction - $1,704
Total tax - $5,727
Net pay * $14,970
Marginal tax rate 29.3%
Average tax rate 27.7%
27.7%Total tax
72.3%
Net pay
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$14,970
Net pay
$1,438
Tax the employer pays
$5,727
Tax you pay
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Total tax paid
$7,165
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,438 to pay you $20,697. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.7% tax rate now rises to 32.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary

If you make $20,697 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $5,727. That means that your net pay will be $14,970 per year, or $1,247 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.7% and your marginal tax rate is 29.3%. 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 $29.3, hence, your net pay will only increase by $70.7.

Bonus Example

A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $707 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,535 of net incomes.

Tax per region
Country Net payAverage taxRank
QuebecCAD 16,53220.1%1
British ColumbiaCAD 16,16921.9%2
NunavutCAD 15,89923.2%3
AlbertaCAD 14,73528.8%11
SaskatchewanCAD 14,63829.3%12
ManitobaCAD 14,58029.6%13
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nova Scotia tables of CA, 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.