Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,199
Federal tax deduction
- $2,646
Provincial tax deduction
- $968
CPP deduction
- $952
EI deduction
- $319
Total tax
- $4,885
Net pay
* $15,314
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.2%
75.8%
Net pay
24.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,314
Net pay
$1,399
Tax the employer pays
$4,885
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,284
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,399 to pay you $20,199. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.11 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.2% tax rate now rises to 29.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,199 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,885. That means that your net pay will be $15,314 per year, or $1,276 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.2% 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 16,204
19.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 15,811
21.7%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,525
23.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,314
24.2%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,165
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,153
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,635
27.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,618
27.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,503
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,427
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,389
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,294
29.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,238
29.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 17,900
11.4%
1
Canada
CAD 15,314
24.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,452
3.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,189
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 18,710
7.4%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,412
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 17,631
12.7%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,618
12.8%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,238
14.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,197
14.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,159
15.1%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,476
18.4%
10
Japan
CAD 16,382
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,166
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,017
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,553
23.0%
14
India
CAD 14,699
27.2%
15
China
CAD 14,297
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,424
8.8%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,262
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,165
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,137
10.2%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,078
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,581
13.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,533
18.2%
7
Chile
CAD 16,521
18.2%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,974
20.9%
9
Peru
CAD 15,711
22.2%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,474
23.4%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,120
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,450
13.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,312
24.2%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,148
25.0%
3
Angola
CAD 14,936
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 14,845
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,804
26.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,682
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,040
30.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,912
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,539
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,442
33.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,829
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,189
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,189
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,583
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,583
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,179
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 17,977
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,543
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,534
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,413
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,254
44.3%
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.