Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,185
Federal tax deduction
- $2,783
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,073
CPP deduction
- $1,008
EI deduction
- $335
Total tax
- $5,199
Net pay
* $15,986
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.5%
75.5%
Net pay
24.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,986
Net pay
$1,477
Tax the employer pays
$5,199
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,676
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,477 to pay you $21,185. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.15 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.5% tax rate now rises to 29.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,185 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,199. That means that your net pay will be $15,986 per year, or $1,332 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 16,852
20.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,520
22.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,265
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,986
24.5%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,888
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,871
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,333
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,315
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,194
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,114
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,075
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,976
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,916
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,185
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,028
0.7%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,695
7.0%
3
Spain
CAD 19,655
7.2%
4
France
CAD 18,702
11.7%
5
Norway
CAD 18,592
12.2%
6
Russia
CAD 18,431
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,292
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 17,982
15.1%
9
Italy
CAD 17,683
16.5%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,480
17.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,266
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,054
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,991
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,120
23.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,994
24.5%
16
Poland
CAD 15,264
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,589
31.1%
18
Finland
CAD 14,429
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,314
32.4%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,169
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,331
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,393
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,668
11.9%
1
Canada
CAD 15,986
24.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,216
4.6%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,126
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,566
7.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,311
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,461
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,358
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CAD 17,997
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 17,990
15.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,935
15.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,187
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,162
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,946
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,808
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,259
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,259
28.0%
15
China
CAD 14,985
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,265
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,154
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,013
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,961
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,894
10.8%
5
Panama
CAD 18,327
13.5%
6
Chile
CAD 17,301
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,281
18.4%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,683
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,453
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,142
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,761
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,179
14.2%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,021
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,784
25.5%
3
Angola
CAD 15,653
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,535
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,453
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,380
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,634
30.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,583
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,180
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,063
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,436
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,126
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,126
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,490
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,490
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,067
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,855
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,399
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,274
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,152
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,878
43.9%
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.