Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,348
Federal tax deduction
- $2,806
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,091
CPP deduction
- $1,017
EI deduction
- $337
Total tax
- $5,251
Net pay
* $16,097
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,097
Net pay
$1,490
Tax the employer pays
$5,251
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,741
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,490 to pay you $21,348. 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 $21,348 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,251. That means that your net pay will be $16,097 per year, or $1,341 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 16,960
20.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,637
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,388
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,097
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,008
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,990
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,448
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,430
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,308
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,228
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,188
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,088
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,028
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,348
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,188
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,843
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,736
7.6%
4
France
CAD 18,833
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,723
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,573
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,419
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 18,108
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,782
16.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,601
17.6%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,399
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,185
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,112
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,229
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,103
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,368
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,688
31.2%
18
Finland
CAD 14,542
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,401
32.5%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,278
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,434
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,489
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,795
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,097
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,342
4.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,280
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,707
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,460
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,599
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,480
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,129
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,114
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,063
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,304
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,291
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,073
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,939
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,376
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,352
28.1%
15
China
CAD 15,099
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,404
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,301
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,152
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,106
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,019
10.9%
5
Panama
CAD 18,450
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,430
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,405
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,800
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,575
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,260
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,867
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,300
14.3%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,139
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,889
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,772
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,649
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,560
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,490
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,732
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,694
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,286
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,166
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,536
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,281
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,281
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,640
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,640
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,213
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,000
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,541
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,396
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,275
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,981
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.