Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,312
Federal tax deduction
- $2,801
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,087
CPP deduction
- $1,015
EI deduction
- $337
Total tax
- $5,240
Net pay
* $16,072
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,072
Net pay
$1,487
Tax the employer pays
$5,240
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,726
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,487 to pay you $21,312. 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 $21,312 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,240. That means that your net pay will be $16,072 per year, or $1,339 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 16,936
20.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,611
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,361
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,072
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,981
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,964
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,423
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,405
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,283
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,203
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,163
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,063
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,003
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,312
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,153
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,811
7.0%
3
Spain
CAD 19,718
7.5%
4
France
CAD 18,804
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,694
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,541
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,391
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 18,080
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,760
16.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,574
17.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,369
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,156
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,086
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,205
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,079
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,345
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,666
31.2%
18
Finland
CAD 14,517
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,382
32.5%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,254
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,411
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,468
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,767
11.9%
1
Canada
CAD 16,072
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,314
4.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,246
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,676
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,427
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,568
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,453
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,100
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,087
15.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,035
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,278
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,263
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,045
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,910
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,350
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,331
28.1%
15
China
CAD 15,074
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,374
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,268
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,121
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,074
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,991
10.9%
5
Panama
CAD 18,423
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,401
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,377
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,774
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,548
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,234
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,843
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,273
14.3%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,113
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,866
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,746
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,624
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,536
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,465
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,710
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,670
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,262
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,143
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,514
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,246
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,246
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,607
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,607
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,181
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,968
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,509
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,369
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,248
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,958
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.