Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,000
Federal tax deduction
- $2,758
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,053
CPP deduction
- $998
EI deduction
- $332
Total tax
- $5,140
Net pay
* $15,860
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.5%
75.5%
Net pay
24.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,860
Net pay
$1,462
Tax the employer pays
$5,140
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,602
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,462 to pay you $21,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.14 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.5% tax rate now rises to 29.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,000 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,140. That means that your net pay will be $15,860 per year, or $1,322 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.5% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,000
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,847
0.7%
2
Spain
CAD 19,564
6.8%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,526
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,553
11.7%
5
Norway
CAD 18,444
12.2%
6
Russia
CAD 18,270
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,148
13.6%
8
Austria
CAD 17,838
15.1%
9
Italy
CAD 17,570
16.3%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,343
17.4%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,115
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,905
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,854
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,996
23.8%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,870
24.4%
16
Poland
CAD 15,146
27.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,477
31.1%
18
Finland
CAD 14,301
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,216
32.3%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,044
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,215
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,285
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,524
11.8%
1
Canada
CAD 15,860
24.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,072
4.4%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,950
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,405
7.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,143
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,305
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,219
13.2%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,849
15.0%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,847
15.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,789
15.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,054
18.8%
10
Japan
CAD 17,016
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,802
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,660
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,126
23.2%
14
India
CAD 15,154
27.8%
15
China
CAD 14,856
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,107
9.0%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,986
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,854
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,795
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,752
10.7%
5
Panama
CAD 18,187
13.4%
6
Chile
CAD 17,155
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,141
18.4%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,550
21.2%
9
Peru
CAD 16,313
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,013
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,640
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,043
14.1%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,888
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,665
25.4%
3
Angola
CAD 15,519
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,406
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,331
27.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,250
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,523
30.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,457
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,060
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,946
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,322
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,950
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,950
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,320
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,320
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,900
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,690
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,238
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,135
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,014
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,761
44.0%
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.