Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,222
Federal tax deduction
- $2,788
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,077
CPP deduction
- $1,010
EI deduction
- $335
Total tax
- $5,211
Net pay
* $16,011
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,011
Net pay
$1,480
Tax the employer pays
$5,211
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,691
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,480 to pay you $21,222. 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 24.6% tax rate now rises to 29.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,222 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,211. That means that your net pay will be $16,011 per year, or $1,334 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.6% 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 16,877
20.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,546
22.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,293
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,011
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,915
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,898
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,359
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,341
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,220
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,140
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,100
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,001
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,941
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,222
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,065
0.7%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,728
7.0%
3
Spain
CAD 19,674
7.3%
4
France
CAD 18,731
11.7%
5
Norway
CAD 18,622
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,463
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,321
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 18,010
15.1%
9
Italy
CAD 17,705
16.6%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,508
17.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,296
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,084
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,019
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,144
23.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,019
24.5%
16
Poland
CAD 15,287
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,612
31.2%
18
Finland
CAD 14,454
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,334
32.5%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,193
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,355
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,415
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,697
11.9%
1
Canada
CAD 16,011
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,244
4.6%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,161
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,598
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,345
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,492
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,385
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,027
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,018
15.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,964
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,214
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,191
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,975
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,838
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,285
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,280
28.0%
15
China
CAD 15,011
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,297
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,187
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,044
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,994
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,922
10.8%
5
Panama
CAD 18,355
13.5%
6
Chile
CAD 17,330
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,309
18.4%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,710
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,481
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,168
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,785
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,207
14.2%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,048
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,808
25.5%
3
Angola
CAD 15,680
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,561
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,477
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,405
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,656
30.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,608
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,204
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,086
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,458
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,161
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,161
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,524
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,524
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,100
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,888
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,431
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,301
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,180
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,901
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.