Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,741
Federal tax deduction
- $2,861
Provincial tax deduction
- $814
CPP deduction
- $1,040
EI deduction
- $344
Total tax
- $5,058
Net pay
* $16,683
Marginal tax rate
24.9%
Average tax rate
23.3%
76.7%
Net pay
23.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,683
Net pay
$1,521
Tax the employer pays
$5,058
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,579
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,521 to pay you $21,741. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.03 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.3% tax rate now rises to 28.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,741 a year living in the region of Nunavut, Canada, you will be taxed $5,058. That means that your net pay will be $16,683 per year, or $1,390 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.3% 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 17,218
20.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,919
22.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,683
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,365
24.7%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,296
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,277
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,726
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,708
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,584
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,502
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,461
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,360
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,299
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,704
0.2%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,573
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 20,202
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,930
8.3%
4
France
CAD 19,149
11.9%
5
Norway
CAD 19,036
12.4%
6
Russia
CAD 18,915
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,725
13.9%
8
Austria
CAD 18,414
15.3%
9
Italy
CAD 18,021
17.1%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,892
17.7%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,719
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,502
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,404
20.0%
14
Greece
CAD 16,492
24.1%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,367
24.7%
16
Poland
CAD 15,619
28.2%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,926
31.4%
18
Finland
CAD 14,814
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,609
32.8%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,543
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,681
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,718
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,100
12.2%
1
Canada
CAD 16,365
24.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 20,651
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 20,646
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,048
7.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,819
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,930
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,775
13.6%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,448
15.2%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,414
15.3%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,372
15.5%
9
Japan
CAD 17,602
19.0%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,588
19.1%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,380
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,255
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,657
23.4%
14
India
CAD 15,575
28.4%
15
China
CAD 15,373
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,740
9.2%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,656
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,489
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,458
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,321
11.1%
5
Panama
CAD 18,747
13.8%
6
Chile
CAD 17,741
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,700
18.6%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,083
21.4%
9
Peru
CAD 16,871
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,545
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,122
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,591
14.5%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,422
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,143
25.8%
3
Angola
CAD 16,058
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,924
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,819
27.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,755
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,969
31.2%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,961
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,541
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,413
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,777
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,654
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,654
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,002
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,002
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,567
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,349
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,882
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,691
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,569
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,230
43.8%
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.