Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,320
Federal tax deduction
- $2,802
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,088
CPP deduction
- $1,016
EI deduction
- $337
Total tax
- $5,242
Net pay
* $16,078
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,078
Net pay
$1,487
Tax the employer pays
$5,242
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,730
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,487 to pay you $21,320. 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 $21,320 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,242. That means that your net pay will be $16,078 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 16,941
20.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,617
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,367
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,078
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,987
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,970
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,428
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,410
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,288
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,209
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,169
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,069
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,009
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,320
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,161
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,818
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,722
7.5%
4
France
CAD 18,810
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,700
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,548
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,397
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 18,087
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,765
16.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,580
17.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,376
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,163
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,092
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,210
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,085
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,350
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,671
31.2%
18
Finland
CAD 14,522
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,386
32.5%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,259
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,416
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,472
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,773
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,078
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,320
4.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,253
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,683
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,435
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,575
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,459
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,106
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,093
15.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,041
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,284
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,269
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,051
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,917
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,356
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,336
28.1%
15
China
CAD 15,079
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,381
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,276
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,128
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,081
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,997
10.9%
5
Panama
CAD 18,429
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,408
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,384
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,780
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,554
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,239
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,848
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,279
14.3%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,119
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,871
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,752
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,630
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,541
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,471
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,715
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,675
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,268
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,148
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,519
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,254
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,254
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,614
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,614
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,188
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,975
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,516
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,375
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,254
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,963
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.