Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,768
Federal tax deduction
- $2,864
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,135
CPP deduction
- $1,041
EI deduction
- $344
Total tax
- $5,385
Net pay
* $16,383
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.7%
75.3%
Net pay
24.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,383
Net pay
$1,523
Tax the employer pays
$5,385
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,908
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,523 to pay you $21,768. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.17 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.7% tax rate now rises to 29.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,768 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,385. That means that your net pay will be $16,383 per year, or $1,365 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.7% 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 17,236
20.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,939
22.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,703
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,383
24.7%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,316
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,296
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,745
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,727
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,602
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,521
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,480
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,378
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,317
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,728
0.2%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,600
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 20,227
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,943
8.4%
4
France
CAD 19,170
11.9%
5
Norway
CAD 19,058
12.5%
6
Russia
CAD 18,938
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,746
13.9%
8
Austria
CAD 18,435
15.3%
9
Italy
CAD 18,038
17.1%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,912
17.7%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,741
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,523
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,424
20.0%
14
Greece
CAD 16,510
24.2%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,385
24.7%
16
Poland
CAD 15,636
28.2%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,942
31.4%
18
Finland
CAD 14,833
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,623
32.8%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,561
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,698
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,734
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,121
12.2%
1
Canada
CAD 16,383
24.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 20,676
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 20,667
5.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,072
7.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,843
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,952
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,795
13.7%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,470
15.2%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,434
15.3%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,393
15.5%
9
Japan
CAD 17,624
19.0%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,607
19.1%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,401
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,276
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,676
23.4%
14
India
CAD 15,590
28.4%
15
China
CAD 15,392
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,763
9.2%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,681
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,512
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,482
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,341
11.2%
5
Panama
CAD 18,768
13.8%
6
Chile
CAD 17,762
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,721
18.6%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,102
21.4%
9
Peru
CAD 16,891
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,564
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,140
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,611
14.5%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,441
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,160
25.8%
3
Angola
CAD 16,078
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,943
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,836
27.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,773
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,985
31.2%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,980
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,559
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,430
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,794
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,680
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,680
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,027
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,027
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,591
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,374
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,906
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,711
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,590
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,247
43.7%
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.