Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,433
Federal tax deduction
- $2,818
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,100
CPP deduction
- $1,022
EI deduction
- $339
Total tax
- $5,278
Net pay
* $16,155
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,155
Net pay
$1,496
Tax the employer pays
$5,278
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,775
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,496 to pay you $21,433. 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 $21,433 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,278. That means that your net pay will be $16,155 per year, or $1,346 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 17,015
20.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,698
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,452
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,155
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,070
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,052
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,508
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,490
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,368
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,287
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,247
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,147
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,087
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,433
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,271
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,921
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,778
7.7%
4
France
CAD 18,901
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,791
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,647
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,485
13.8%
8
Austria
CAD 18,174
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,834
16.8%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,664
17.6%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,468
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,254
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,176
19.9%
14
Greece
CAD 16,286
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,160
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,422
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,739
31.2%
18
Finland
CAD 14,601
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,446
32.6%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,335
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,487
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,538
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,861
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,155
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,408
4.8%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,360
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,781
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,538
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,670
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,544
13.5%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,198
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,179
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,130
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,366
19.0%
10
Japan
CAD 17,358
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,140
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,007
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,436
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,400
28.2%
15
China
CAD 15,158
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,477
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,378
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,225
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,183
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,084
11.0%
5
Panama
CAD 18,514
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,497
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,469
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,861
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,639
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,321
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,922
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,363
14.3%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,200
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,944
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,834
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,709
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,616
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,547
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,783
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,752
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,341
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,219
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,588
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,361
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,361
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,718
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,718
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,290
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,075
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,615
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,460
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,338
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,035
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.