Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,483
Federal tax deduction
- $2,686
Provincial tax deduction
- $768
CPP deduction
- $968
EI deduction
- $324
Total tax
- $4,745
Net pay
* $15,738
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
23.2%
76.8%
Net pay
23.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,738
Net pay
$1,421
Tax the employer pays
$4,745
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,166
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,421 to pay you $20,483. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.01 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.2% tax rate now rises to 28.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,483 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $4,745. That means that your net pay will be $15,738 per year, or $1,312 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.2% and your marginal tax rate is 24.9%. 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 $24.90, hence, your net pay will only increase by $75.10.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $751 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,755 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 16,391
20.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,015
21.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,738
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,508
24.3%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,373
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,360
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,836
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,819
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,702
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,625
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,587
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,491
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,433
29.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,483
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,363
0.6%
2
Spain
CAD 19,182
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,052
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,137
11.5%
5
Norway
CAD 18,029
12.0%
6
Russia
CAD 17,820
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,745
13.4%
8
Austria
CAD 17,415
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,255
15.8%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 16,961
17.2%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,694
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,489
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,453
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,649
23.6%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,524
24.2%
16
Poland
CAD 14,816
27.7%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,165
30.9%
18
Finland
CAD 13,989
31.7%
19
Belgium
CAD 13,905
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,696
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 12,889
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,983
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,121
11.5%
1
Canada
CAD 15,508
24.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,672
4.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,459
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 18,956
7.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,671
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 17,870
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,831
13.0%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,454
14.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,427
14.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,383
15.1%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,681
18.6%
10
Japan
CAD 16,607
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,392
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,245
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,756
23.1%
14
India
CAD 14,860
27.5%
15
China
CAD 14,495
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,666
8.9%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,519
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,409
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,355
10.4%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,332
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,796
13.1%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,749
18.2%
7
Chile
CAD 16,746
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,178
21.0%
9
Peru
CAD 15,924
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,665
23.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,304
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,660
13.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,516
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,331
25.2%
3
Angola
CAD 15,143
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,044
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,990
26.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,883
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,211
30.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,106
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,723
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,621
33.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,004
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,459
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,459
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,844
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,844
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,435
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,230
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,789
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,747
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,626
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,434
44.2%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Nunavut 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.