Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,690
Federal tax deduction
- $2,714
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,020
CPP deduction
- $980
EI deduction
- $327
Total tax
- $5,041
Net pay
* $15,649
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.4%
75.6%
Net pay
24.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,649
Net pay
$1,437
Tax the employer pays
$5,041
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,479
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,437 to pay you $20,690. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.13 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.4% tax rate now rises to 29.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,690 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,041. That means that your net pay will be $15,649 per year, or $1,304 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.4% 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 16,527
20.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,164
21.9%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,893
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,649
24.4%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,525
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,511
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,982
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,965
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,847
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,769
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,731
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,634
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,575
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,690
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,550
0.7%
2
Spain
CAD 19,376
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,243
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,304
11.5%
5
Norway
CAD 18,195
12.1%
6
Russia
CAD 18,000
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,907
13.5%
8
Austria
CAD 17,591
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,381
16.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,114
17.3%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,862
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,655
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,619
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,788
23.7%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,662
24.3%
16
Poland
CAD 14,948
27.8%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,290
30.9%
18
Finland
CAD 14,099
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,042
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,835
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,020
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,104
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,283
11.6%
1
Canada
CAD 15,649
24.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,832
4.2%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,655
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,136
7.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,860
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,044
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,986
13.1%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,612
14.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,595
15.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,545
15.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,830
18.7%
10
Japan
CAD 16,770
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,557
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,411
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,905
23.1%
14
India
CAD 14,978
27.6%
15
China
CAD 14,640
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,843
8.9%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,706
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,588
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,518
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,514
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,952
13.2%
6
Chile
CAD 16,909
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 16,906
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,327
21.1%
9
Peru
CAD 16,080
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,804
23.6%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,439
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,813
13.9%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,665
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,465
25.3%
3
Angola
CAD 15,293
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,189
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,127
26.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,030
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,336
30.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,246
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,858
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,751
33.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,131
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,656
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,656
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,035
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,035
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,621
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,414
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,969
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,902
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,781
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,565
44.1%
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.