Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,203
Federal tax deduction
- $2,647
Provincial tax deduction
- $968
CPP deduction
- $952
EI deduction
- $319
Total tax
- $4,886
Net pay
* $15,317
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.2%
75.8%
Net pay
24.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,317
Net pay
$1,399
Tax the employer pays
$4,886
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,285
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,399 to pay you $20,203. 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 $20,203 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $4,886. That means that your net pay will be $15,317 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 16,207
19.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 15,814
21.7%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,528
23.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,317
24.2%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,168
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,156
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,638
27.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,621
27.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,505
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,430
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,392
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,297
29.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,240
29.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,203
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,111
0.5%
2
Spain
CAD 18,920
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 18,791
7.0%
4
France
CAD 17,912
11.3%
5
Norway
CAD 17,805
11.9%
6
Russia
CAD 17,577
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,527
13.3%
8
Austria
CAD 17,177
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,085
15.4%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 16,754
17.1%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,465
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,263
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,228
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,462
23.5%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,336
24.1%
16
Poland
CAD 14,637
27.6%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,995
30.7%
18
Finland
CAD 13,841
31.5%
19
Belgium
CAD 13,720
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,508
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 12,713
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,819
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 17,903
11.4%
1
Canada
CAD 15,317
24.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,455
3.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,193
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 18,713
7.4%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,416
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 17,634
12.7%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,621
12.8%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,241
14.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,200
14.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,162
15.1%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,479
18.4%
10
Japan
CAD 16,385
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,169
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,020
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,556
23.0%
14
India
CAD 14,701
27.2%
15
China
CAD 14,300
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,427
8.8%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,266
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,169
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,140
10.2%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,082
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,584
13.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,536
18.2%
7
Chile
CAD 16,524
18.2%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,977
20.9%
9
Peru
CAD 15,714
22.2%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,476
23.4%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,122
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,453
13.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,314
24.2%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,150
25.0%
3
Angola
CAD 14,939
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 14,848
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,806
26.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,685
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,043
30.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,915
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,541
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,444
33.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,832
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,193
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,193
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,587
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,587
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,183
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 17,981
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,546
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,537
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,416
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,257
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.