Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,084
Federal tax deduction
- $2,769
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,736
CPP deduction
- $1,002
EI deduction
- $333
Total tax
- $5,841
Net pay
* $15,243
Marginal tax rate
29.3%
Average tax rate
27.7%
72.3%
Net pay
27.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,243
Net pay
$1,469
Tax the employer pays
$5,841
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,309
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,469 to pay you $21,084. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.47 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 $21,084 a year living in the region of Nova Scotia, Canada, you will be taxed $5,841. That means that your net pay will be $15,243 per year, or $1,270 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 $29.34, hence, your net pay will only increase by $70.66.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $707 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,533 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 16,786
20.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,447
22.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,189
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,917
24.5%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,814
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,798
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,261
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,243
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,123
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,044
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,004
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,906
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,846
29.6%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,589
11.8%
1
Canada
CAD 15,917
24.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,179
9.0%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,062
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,926
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,870
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,816
10.8%
5
Panama
CAD 18,250
13.4%
6
Chile
CAD 17,221
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,205
18.4%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,610
21.2%
9
Peru
CAD 16,377
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,069
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,695
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,105
14.1%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,949
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,719
25.5%
3
Angola
CAD 15,580
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,465
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,386
27.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,309
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,573
30.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,514
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,114
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,999
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,373
36.6%
12
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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.