Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$22,241
Federal tax deduction
- $2,930
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,186
CPP deduction
- $1,068
EI deduction
- $351
Total tax
- $5,536
Net pay
* $16,705
Marginal tax rate
31.9%
Average tax rate
24.9%
75.1%
Net pay
24.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,705
Net pay
$1,560
Tax the employer pays
$5,536
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,096
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,560 to pay you $22,241. 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 $22,241 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $5,536. That means that your net pay will be $16,705 per year, or $1,392 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,489
12.4%
1
Canada
CAD 16,705
24.9%
2
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.