Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$28,990
Federal tax deduction
- $3,869
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,667
CPP deduction
- $1,453
EI deduction
- $458
Total tax
- $7,447
Net pay
* $21,543
Marginal tax rate
25.9%
Average tax rate
25.7%
74.3%
Net pay
25.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$21,543
Net pay
$2,094
Tax the employer pays
$7,447
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$9,541
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,094 to pay you $28,990. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.29 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.7% tax rate now rises to 30.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $28,990 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $7,447. That means that your net pay will be $21,543 per year, or $1,795 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.7% and your marginal tax rate is 25.9%. 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 $25.87, hence, your net pay will only increase by $74.13.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $741 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,707 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 22,127
23.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 22,077
23.8%
2
Quebec
CAD 21,978
24.2%
3
Northwest Territories
CAD 21,613
25.4%
4
Yukon
CAD 21,560
25.6%
5
Ontario
CAD 21,543
25.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 20,854
28.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 20,810
28.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 20,665
28.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 20,556
29.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 20,502
29.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 20,367
29.7%
12
Manitoba
CAD 20,286
30.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CAD 27,383
5.5%
1
United Kingdom
CAD 26,836
7.4%
2
Switzerland
CAD 26,651
8.1%
3
Russia
CAD 25,221
13.0%
4
France
CAD 24,977
13.8%
5
Norway
CAD 24,753
14.6%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 24,246
16.4%
7
Austria
CAD 24,168
16.6%
8
Spain
CAD 23,833
17.8%
9
Hungary
CAD 23,627
18.5%
10
Ukraine
CAD 23,337
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 23,256
19.8%
12
Italy
CAD 22,164
23.6%
13
Germany
CAD 21,925
24.4%
14
Greece
CAD 21,348
26.4%
15
Sweden
CAD 21,224
26.8%
16
Poland
CAD 20,248
30.2%
17
Finland
CAD 19,447
32.9%
18
Denmark
CAD 19,420
33.0%
19
Portugal
CAD 19,311
33.4%
20
Belgium
CAD 18,451
36.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 18,243
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 16,959
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 24,679
14.9%
1
Canada
CAD 21,543
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 27,463
5.3%
1
Thailand
CAD 26,218
9.6%
2
Taiwan
CAD 26,203
9.6%
3
Australia
CAD 26,061
10.1%
4
South Korea
CAD 24,704
14.8%
5
New Zealand
CAD 24,327
16.1%
6
Pakistan
CAD 24,189
16.6%
7
Indonesia
CAD 23,822
17.8%
8
Malaysia
CAD 23,661
18.4%
9
Japan
CAD 23,191
20.0%
10
Kazakhstan
CAD 23,117
20.3%
11
Singapore
CAD 23,033
20.6%
12
Philippines
CAD 22,585
22.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 21,607
25.5%
14
China
CAD 20,429
29.5%
15
India
CAD 19,692
32.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 26,210
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 25,931
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 25,927
10.6%
3
Ecuador
CAD 25,393
12.4%
4
Colombia
CAD 24,855
14.3%
5
Panama
CAD 24,231
16.4%
6
Chile
CAD 23,475
19.0%
7
Mexico
CAD 23,054
20.5%
8
Peru
CAD 22,326
23.0%
9
Brazil
CAD 21,800
24.8%
10
Uruguay
CAD 21,344
26.4%
11
Argentina
CAD 18,834
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 23,858
17.7%
1
Mozambique
CAD 21,641
25.4%
2
Angola
CAD 21,332
26.4%
3
Kenya
CAD 20,999
27.6%
4
Morocco
CAD 20,711
28.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 20,590
29.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 20,566
29.1%
7
Nigeria
CAD 19,892
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CAD 19,367
33.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 19,253
33.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 18,939
34.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 18,236
37.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 27,541
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 27,540
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 26,671
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 26,671
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 26,091
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 25,801
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 25,107
13.4%
7
Egypt
CAD 22,127
23.7%
8
Lebanon
CAD 22,006
24.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 16,814
42.0%
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.