Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,786
Federal tax deduction
- $2,728
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,031
CPP deduction
- $985
EI deduction
- $328
Total tax
- $5,072
Net pay
* $15,714
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.4%
75.6%
Net pay
24.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,714
Net pay
$1,445
Tax the employer pays
$5,072
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,517
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,445 to pay you $20,786. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.14 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 $20,786 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,072. That means that your net pay will be $15,714 per year, or $1,309 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 16,590
20.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,233
21.9%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,966
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,714
24.4%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,596
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,581
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,050
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,033
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,914
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,836
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,797
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,700
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,641
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,786
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,637
0.7%
2
Spain
CAD 19,458
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,330
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,381
11.6%
5
Norway
CAD 18,272
12.1%
6
Russia
CAD 18,084
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,982
13.5%
8
Austria
CAD 17,672
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,440
16.1%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,185
17.3%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,941
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,733
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,695
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,852
23.7%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,727
24.3%
16
Poland
CAD 15,009
27.8%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,348
31.0%
18
Finland
CAD 14,153
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,103
32.2%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,900
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,080
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,160
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,357
11.7%
1
Canada
CAD 15,714
24.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,906
4.2%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,747
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,219
7.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,947
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,125
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,058
13.1%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,685
14.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,673
15.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,621
15.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,899
18.7%
10
Japan
CAD 16,846
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,633
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,488
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,973
23.2%
14
India
CAD 15,032
27.7%
15
China
CAD 14,707
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,925
9.0%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,793
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,670
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,603
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,588
10.6%
5
Panama
CAD 18,025
13.3%
6
Chile
CAD 16,985
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 16,978
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,396
21.1%
9
Peru
CAD 16,152
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,869
23.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,501
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,884
14.0%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,734
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,527
25.3%
3
Angola
CAD 15,363
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,256
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,190
26.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,098
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,394
30.8%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,312
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,920
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,812
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,190
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,747
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,747
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,123
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,123
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,707
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,500
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,053
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,974
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,853
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,626
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.