Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,485
Federal tax deduction
- $2,825
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,105
CPP deduction
- $1,025
EI deduction
- $339
Total tax
- $5,295
Net pay
* $16,190
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.6%
75.4%
Net pay
24.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,190
Net pay
$1,500
Tax the employer pays
$5,295
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,795
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,500 to pay you $21,485. 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 $21,485 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,295. That means that your net pay will be $16,190 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,485
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,322
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,969
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,803
7.8%
4
France
CAD 18,943
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,832
12.4%
6
Russia
CAD 18,692
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,526
13.8%
8
Austria
CAD 18,215
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,865
16.9%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,702
17.6%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,510
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,295
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,214
19.9%
14
Greece
CAD 16,321
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,195
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,455
28.1%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,771
31.3%
18
Finland
CAD 14,637
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,473
32.6%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,370
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,520
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,569
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,901
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,190
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,448
4.8%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,409
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,826
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,585
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,714
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,583
13.5%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,240
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,219
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,171
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,403
19.0%
10
Japan
CAD 17,400
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,180
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,049
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,474
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,429
28.2%
15
China
CAD 15,194
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,521
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,425
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,270
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,229
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,124
11.0%
5
Panama
CAD 18,554
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,538
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,508
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,899
21.4%
9
Peru
CAD 16,678
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,359
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,956
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,401
14.4%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,237
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,977
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,872
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,745
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,650
27.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,582
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,814
31.1%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,787
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,375
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,252
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,620
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,411
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,411
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,766
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,766
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,337
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,122
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,660
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,499
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,377
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,068
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.