Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,758
Federal tax deduction
- $2,724
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,028
CPP deduction
- $984
EI deduction
- $328
Total tax
- $5,063
Net pay
* $15,695
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.4%
75.6%
Net pay
24.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,695
Net pay
$1,443
Tax the employer pays
$5,063
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,506
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,443 to pay you $20,758. 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 $20,758 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,063. That means that your net pay will be $15,695 per year, or $1,308 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 16,572
20.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,213
21.9%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,945
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,695
24.4%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,575
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,560
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,031
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,013
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,894
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,817
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,778
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,681
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,622
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,758
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,611
0.7%
2
Spain
CAD 19,440
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,305
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,358
11.6%
5
Norway
CAD 18,250
12.1%
6
Russia
CAD 18,059
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,960
13.5%
8
Austria
CAD 17,649
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,423
16.1%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,164
17.3%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,918
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,710
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,674
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,834
23.7%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,708
24.3%
16
Poland
CAD 14,991
27.8%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,331
31.0%
18
Finland
CAD 14,135
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,087
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,881
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,063
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,143
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,335
11.7%
1
Canada
CAD 15,695
24.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,901
9.0%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,768
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,646
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,578
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,566
10.6%
5
Panama
CAD 18,004
13.3%
6
Chile
CAD 16,963
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 16,957
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,376
21.1%
9
Peru
CAD 16,131
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,850
23.6%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,483
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,863
13.9%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,714
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,508
25.3%
3
Angola
CAD 15,343
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,236
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,172
26.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,078
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,377
30.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,293
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,902
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,794
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,173
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,720
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,720
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,097
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,097
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,682
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,475
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,028
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,953
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,832
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,608
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.