Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,478
Federal tax deduction
- $2,824
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,104
CPP deduction
- $1,025
EI deduction
- $339
Total tax
- $5,293
Net pay
* $16,185
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,185
Net pay
$1,500
Tax the employer pays
$5,293
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,792
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,500 to pay you $21,478. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.16 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.6% tax rate now rises to 29.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,478 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,293. That means that your net pay will be $16,185 per year, or $1,349 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 17,045
20.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,730
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,485
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,185
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,103
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,085
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,540
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,522
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,399
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,319
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,278
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,178
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,118
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,478
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,315
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,962
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,800
7.8%
4
France
CAD 18,937
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,827
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,686
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,520
13.8%
8
Austria
CAD 18,209
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,861
16.8%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,697
17.6%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,505
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,290
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,209
19.9%
14
Greece
CAD 16,316
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,191
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,451
28.1%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,767
31.3%
18
Finland
CAD 14,632
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,470
32.6%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,366
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,516
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,565
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,896
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,185
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,442
4.8%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,402
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,820
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,579
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,708
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,577
13.5%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,234
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,213
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,165
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,398
19.0%
10
Japan
CAD 17,394
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,175
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,044
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,469
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,425
28.2%
15
China
CAD 15,189
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,515
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,419
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,264
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,223
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,119
11.0%
5
Panama
CAD 18,549
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,533
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,503
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,894
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,673
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,354
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,951
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,396
14.4%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,232
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,973
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,867
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,740
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,645
27.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,577
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,810
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,782
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,370
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,247
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,616
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,404
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,404
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,760
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,760
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,330
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,115
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,654
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,493
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,372
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,063
43.8%
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.