Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,985
Federal tax deduction
- $2,895
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,159
CPP deduction
- $1,054
EI deduction
- $347
Total tax
- $5,454
Net pay
* $16,531
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.8%
75.2%
Net pay
24.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,531
Net pay
$1,540
Tax the employer pays
$5,454
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,994
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,540 to pay you $21,985. 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 $21,985 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,454. That means that your net pay will be $16,531 per year, or $1,378 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 17,378
21.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,095
22.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,866
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,531
24.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,475
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,454
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,899
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,880
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,755
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,672
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,631
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,528
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,466
29.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,914
0.3%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,812
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 20,425
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 20,050
8.8%
4
France
CAD 19,345
12.0%
5
Norway
CAD 19,230
12.5%
6
Russia
CAD 19,127
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,915
14.0%
8
Austria
CAD 18,603
15.4%
9
Italy
CAD 18,170
17.4%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 18,072
17.8%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,918
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,698
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,585
20.0%
14
Greece
CAD 16,655
24.2%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,531
24.8%
16
Poland
CAD 15,775
28.3%
17
Portugal
CAD 15,073
31.4%
18
Finland
CAD 14,983
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,738
33.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,707
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,835
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,861
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,290
12.3%
1
Canada
CAD 16,531
24.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 20,881
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 20,835
5.2%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,260
7.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 20,041
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 19,135
13.0%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,958
13.8%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,646
15.2%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,600
15.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,564
15.6%
9
Japan
CAD 17,795
19.1%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,763
19.2%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,571
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,450
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,832
23.4%
14
India
CAD 15,713
28.5%
15
China
CAD 15,543
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,948
9.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,877
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,698
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,677
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,508
11.3%
5
Panama
CAD 18,932
13.9%
6
Chile
CAD 17,934
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,883
18.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,258
21.5%
9
Peru
CAD 17,055
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,722
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,281
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,771
14.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,597
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,300
25.9%
3
Angola
CAD 16,235
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,095
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,979
27.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,919
27.6%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,127
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,116
31.3%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,700
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,567
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,928
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,886
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,886
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,226
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,226
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,787
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,567
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 19,094
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,874
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,752
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,384
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.