Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,853
Federal tax deduction
- $2,737
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,038
CPP deduction
- $989
EI deduction
- $329
Total tax
- $5,093
Net pay
* $15,760
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.4%
75.6%
Net pay
24.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,760
Net pay
$1,450
Tax the employer pays
$5,093
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,544
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,450 to pay you $20,853. 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 $20,853 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,093. That means that your net pay will be $15,760 per year, or $1,313 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 16,634
20.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,281
21.9%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,016
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,760
24.4%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,645
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,629
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,098
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,080
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,961
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,883
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,844
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,746
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,688
29.6%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,409
11.7%
1
Canada
CAD 15,760
24.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,982
9.0%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,854
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,728
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,663
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,639
10.6%
5
Panama
CAD 18,076
13.3%
6
Chile
CAD 17,038
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,029
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,444
21.1%
9
Peru
CAD 16,203
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,914
23.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,545
35.1%
12
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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.