Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,019
Federal tax deduction
- $2,621
Provincial tax deduction
- $949
CPP deduction
- $942
EI deduction
- $316
Total tax
- $4,828
Net pay
* $15,191
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.1%
75.9%
Net pay
24.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,191
Net pay
$1,384
Tax the employer pays
$4,828
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,212
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,384 to pay you $20,019. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.10 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.1% tax rate now rises to 29.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,019 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,828. That means that your net pay will be $15,191 per year, or $1,266 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.1% and your marginal tax rate is 31.9%. 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 $31.87, hence, your net pay will only increase by $68.13.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $681 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,407 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 16,086
19.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 15,681
21.7%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,390
23.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,191
24.1%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,033
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,022
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,508
27.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,491
27.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,376
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,301
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,264
28.7%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,170
29.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,114
29.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,019
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 19,946
0.4%
2
Spain
CAD 18,748
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 18,620
7.0%
4
France
CAD 17,764
11.3%
5
Norway
CAD 17,658
11.8%
6
Russia
CAD 17,417
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,383
13.2%
8
Austria
CAD 17,021
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 16,973
15.2%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 16,617
17.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,315
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,115
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,080
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,339
23.4%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,212
24.0%
16
Poland
CAD 14,519
27.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,884
30.7%
18
Finland
CAD 13,744
31.4%
19
Belgium
CAD 13,599
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,384
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 12,597
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,711
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 17,760
11.3%
1
Canada
CAD 15,191
24.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,312
3.5%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,018
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 18,554
7.3%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,248
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 17,483
12.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 17,479
12.7%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,100
14.6%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,051
14.8%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,018
15.0%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,346
18.4%
10
Japan
CAD 16,239
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,023
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 15,872
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,424
23.0%
14
India
CAD 14,597
27.1%
15
China
CAD 14,172
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,270
8.7%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,099
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,010
10.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 17,994
10.1%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 17,917
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,445
12.9%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,397
18.1%
7
Chile
CAD 16,379
18.2%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,844
20.9%
9
Peru
CAD 15,575
22.2%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,358
23.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,003
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,317
13.5%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,182
24.2%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,032
24.9%
3
Angola
CAD 14,805
26.0%
4
Kenya
CAD 14,719
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,685
26.6%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,555
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,932
30.4%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,790
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,422
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,328
33.4%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,718
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,018
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,018
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,417
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,417
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,017
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 17,817
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,387
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,399
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,278
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,141
44.4%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Ontario 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.