Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,356
Federal tax deduction
- $2,807
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,091
CPP deduction
- $1,018
EI deduction
- $337
Total tax
- $5,254
Net pay
* $16,102
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,102
Net pay
$1,490
Tax the employer pays
$5,254
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,744
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,490 to pay you $21,356. 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 $21,356 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,254. That means that your net pay will be $16,102 per year, or $1,342 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 16,965
20.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,642
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,394
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,102
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,014
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,996
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,454
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,436
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,314
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,234
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,194
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,094
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,034
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,356
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,196
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,851
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,740
7.6%
4
France
CAD 18,839
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,729
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,580
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,425
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 18,114
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,787
16.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,607
17.6%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,405
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,192
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,118
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,234
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,109
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,373
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,693
31.2%
18
Finland
CAD 14,547
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,405
32.6%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,284
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,439
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,493
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,801
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,102
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,348
4.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,287
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,714
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,467
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,605
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,486
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,135
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,120
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,069
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,310
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,298
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,080
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,946
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,381
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,356
28.1%
15
China
CAD 15,104
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,411
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,308
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,159
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,114
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,025
10.9%
5
Panama
CAD 18,456
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,436
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,411
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,806
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,581
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,266
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,872
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,306
14.3%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,145
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,894
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,778
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,655
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,565
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,495
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,737
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,699
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,291
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,171
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,541
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,288
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,288
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,648
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,648
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,220
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,007
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,548
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,402
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,281
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,986
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.