Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,784
Federal tax deduction
- $2,728
Provincial tax deduction
- $779
CPP deduction
- $985
EI deduction
- $328
Total tax
- $4,820
Net pay
* $15,964
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
23.2%
76.8%
Net pay
23.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,964
Net pay
$1,445
Tax the employer pays
$4,820
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,265
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,445 to pay you $20,784. 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 $20,784 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $4,820. That means that your net pay will be $15,964 per year, or $1,330 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,784
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,635
0.7%
2
Spain
CAD 19,457
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,329
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,379
11.6%
5
Norway
CAD 18,271
12.1%
6
Russia
CAD 18,082
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,980
13.5%
8
Austria
CAD 17,670
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,439
16.1%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,184
17.3%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,939
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,731
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,694
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,851
23.7%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,725
24.3%
16
Poland
CAD 15,008
27.8%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,347
31.0%
18
Finland
CAD 14,151
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,102
32.2%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,899
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,079
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,159
41.5%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,356
11.7%
1
Canada
CAD 15,713
24.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,905
4.2%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,745
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,218
7.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,946
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,123
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,057
13.1%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,684
14.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,671
15.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,619
15.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,898
18.7%
10
Japan
CAD 16,845
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,632
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,486
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,972
23.2%
14
India
CAD 15,031
27.7%
15
China
CAD 14,705
29.3%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,923
9.0%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,791
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,668
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,602
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,586
10.6%
5
Panama
CAD 18,024
13.3%
6
Chile
CAD 16,984
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 16,977
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,395
21.1%
9
Peru
CAD 16,151
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,867
23.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,500
35.1%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,883
14.0%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,733
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,525
25.3%
3
Angola
CAD 15,362
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,255
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,189
26.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,097
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,392
30.8%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,310
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,919
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,810
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,189
36.5%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,745
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,745
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,121
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,121
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,706
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,498
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,051
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,973
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,852
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,624
44.1%
10
Show more
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.