Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,959
Federal tax deduction
- $2,891
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,156
CPP deduction
- $1,052
EI deduction
- $347
Total tax
- $5,446
Net pay
* $16,513
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.8%
75.2%
Net pay
24.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,513
Net pay
$1,538
Tax the employer pays
$5,446
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,984
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,538 to pay you $21,959. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.18 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.8% tax rate now rises to 29.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,959 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,446. That means that your net pay will be $16,513 per year, or $1,376 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.8% 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 17,361
20.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,076
22.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,847
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,513
24.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,456
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,435
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,880
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,862
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,736
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,654
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,613
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,510
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,448
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,892
0.3%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,787
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 20,401
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 20,037
8.8%
4
France
CAD 19,324
12.0%
5
Norway
CAD 19,209
12.5%
6
Russia
CAD 19,104
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,895
14.0%
8
Austria
CAD 18,583
15.4%
9
Italy
CAD 18,154
17.3%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 18,053
17.8%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,897
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,677
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,566
20.0%
14
Greece
CAD 16,638
24.2%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,513
24.8%
16
Poland
CAD 15,758
28.2%
17
Portugal
CAD 15,058
31.4%
18
Finland
CAD 14,965
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,725
32.9%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,689
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,818
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,846
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,270
12.3%
1
Canada
CAD 16,513
24.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 20,857
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 20,815
5.2%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,238
7.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 20,017
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 19,113
13.0%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,938
13.8%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,625
15.2%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,580
15.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,544
15.6%
9
Japan
CAD 17,775
19.1%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,745
19.2%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,550
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,430
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,813
23.4%
14
India
CAD 15,699
28.5%
15
China
CAD 15,525
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,926
9.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,853
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,676
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,653
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,488
11.3%
5
Panama
CAD 18,912
13.9%
6
Chile
CAD 17,913
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,864
18.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,240
21.5%
9
Peru
CAD 17,035
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,703
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,264
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,752
14.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,579
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,283
25.9%
3
Angola
CAD 16,217
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,077
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,962
27.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,902
27.6%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,110
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,100
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,683
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,551
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,912
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,861
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,861
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,202
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,202
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,763
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,543
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 19,071
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,854
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,733
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,367
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.