Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,289
Federal tax deduction
- $2,798
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,084
CPP deduction
- $1,014
EI deduction
- $336
Total tax
- $5,232
Net pay
* $16,057
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,057
Net pay
$1,485
Tax the employer pays
$5,232
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,717
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,485 to pay you $21,289. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.16 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 $21,289 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,232. That means that your net pay will be $16,057 per year, or $1,338 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 16,921
20.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,594
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,343
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,057
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,965
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,947
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,406
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,388
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,267
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,187
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,147
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,047
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,988
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,289
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,130
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,790
7.0%
3
Spain
CAD 19,707
7.4%
4
France
CAD 18,785
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,675
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,521
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,373
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 18,062
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,746
16.6%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,557
17.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,351
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,138
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,069
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,189
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,064
24.5%
16
Poland
CAD 15,330
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,652
31.2%
18
Finland
CAD 14,501
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,370
32.5%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,238
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,397
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,454
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,749
11.9%
1
Canada
CAD 16,057
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,296
4.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,224
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,656
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,406
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,549
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,436
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,081
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,069
15.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,017
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,262
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,245
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,027
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,892
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,333
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,318
28.1%
15
China
CAD 15,057
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,354
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,248
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,102
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,054
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,974
10.9%
5
Panama
CAD 18,406
13.5%
6
Chile
CAD 17,383
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,360
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,758
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,531
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,217
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,828
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,256
14.2%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,096
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,851
25.5%
3
Angola
CAD 15,729
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,608
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,521
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,450
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,696
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,654
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,247
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,128
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,500
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,225
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,225
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,586
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,586
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,160
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,947
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,489
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,352
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,230
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,944
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.