Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,315
Federal tax deduction
- $2,801
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,087
CPP deduction
- $1,015
EI deduction
- $337
Total tax
- $5,241
Net pay
* $16,074
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,074
Net pay
$1,487
Tax the employer pays
$5,241
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,728
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,487 to pay you $21,315. 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 $21,315 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,241. That means that your net pay will be $16,074 per year, or $1,340 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 16,938
20.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,613
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,363
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,074
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,984
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,966
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,425
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,407
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,285
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,205
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,165
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,065
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,005
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,315
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,156
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,813
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,720
7.5%
4
France
CAD 18,806
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,696
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,544
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,393
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 18,083
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,762
16.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,576
17.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,372
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,159
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,088
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,207
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,081
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,347
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,668
31.2%
18
Finland
CAD 14,519
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,383
32.5%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,256
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,413
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,469
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,769
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,074
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,316
4.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,248
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,679
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,430
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,571
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,455
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,102
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,089
15.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,037
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,281
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,265
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,047
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,913
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,352
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,333
28.1%
15
China
CAD 15,076
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,376
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,271
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,124
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,077
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,994
10.9%
5
Panama
CAD 18,425
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,404
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,380
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,776
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,551
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,236
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,845
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,276
14.3%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,115
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,868
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,748
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,626
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,538
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,467
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,712
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,672
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,264
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,145
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,515
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,249
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,249
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,610
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,610
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,184
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,970
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,512
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,371
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,250
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,960
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.