Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$22,163
Federal tax deduction
- $2,919
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,178
CPP deduction
- $1,064
EI deduction
- $350
Total tax
- $5,511
Net pay
* $16,652
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.9%
75.1%
Net pay
24.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,652
Net pay
$1,554
Tax the employer pays
$5,511
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,065
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,554 to pay you $22,163. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.19 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.9% tax rate now rises to 29.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $22,163 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,511. That means that your net pay will be $16,652 per year, or $1,388 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.9% 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 17,495
21.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,223
22.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 17,000
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,652
24.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,606
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,584
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 16,025
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 16,006
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,879
28.4%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,796
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,755
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,651
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,589
29.7%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,429
12.3%
1
Canada
CAD 16,652
24.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 20,100
9.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 20,038
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,851
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,836
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,644
11.4%
5
Panama
CAD 19,067
14.0%
6
Chile
CAD 18,075
18.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 18,017
18.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,362
21.7%
9
Peru
CAD 17,189
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,851
24.0%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,396
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,903
14.7%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,726
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,415
25.9%
3
Angola
CAD 16,365
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,220
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 16,096
27.4%
6
Ghana
CAD 16,039
27.6%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,248
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,223
31.3%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,815
33.2%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,679
33.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 14,037
36.7%
12
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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.