Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,068
Federal tax deduction
- $2,767
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,061
CPP deduction
- $1,001
EI deduction
- $333
Total tax
- $5,162
Net pay
* $15,906
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.5%
75.5%
Net pay
24.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,906
Net pay
$1,467
Tax the employer pays
$5,162
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,629
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,467 to pay you $21,068. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.15 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 $21,068 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,162. That means that your net pay will be $15,906 per year, or $1,326 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 16,776
20.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,435
22.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,177
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,906
24.5%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,802
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,786
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,250
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,232
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,112
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,033
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,993
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,895
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,835
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,068
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,914
0.7%
2
Spain
CAD 19,598
7.0%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,588
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,608
11.7%
5
Norway
CAD 18,498
12.2%
6
Russia
CAD 18,329
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,201
13.6%
8
Austria
CAD 17,891
15.1%
9
Italy
CAD 17,611
16.4%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,394
17.4%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,170
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,960
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,905
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,041
23.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,916
24.5%
16
Poland
CAD 15,189
27.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,519
31.1%
18
Finland
CAD 14,348
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,252
32.4%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,090
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,258
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,325
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,577
11.8%
1
Canada
CAD 15,906
24.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,125
4.5%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,015
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,464
7.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,205
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,363
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,270
13.3%
6
New Zealand
CAD 17,902
15.0%
7
Malaysia
CAD 17,901
15.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,843
15.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,103
18.8%
10
Japan
CAD 17,070
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,855
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,714
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,175
23.2%
14
India
CAD 15,193
27.9%
15
China
CAD 14,903
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,165
9.0%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,048
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,912
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,856
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,804
10.8%
5
Panama
CAD 18,238
13.4%
6
Chile
CAD 17,208
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,192
18.4%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,599
21.2%
9
Peru
CAD 16,365
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,059
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,685
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,093
14.1%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,937
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,708
25.4%
3
Angola
CAD 15,568
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,453
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,376
27.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,298
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,563
30.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,504
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,104
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,989
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,364
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,015
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,015
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,383
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,383
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,961
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,751
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,298
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,186
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,065
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,804
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.