Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,500
Federal tax deduction
- $2,827
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,973
CPP deduction
- $1,026
EI deduction
- $340
Total tax
- $6,166
Net pay
* $15,334
Marginal tax rate
30.3%
Average tax rate
28.7%
71.3%
Net pay
28.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,334
Net pay
$1,502
Tax the employer pays
$6,166
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,668
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,502 to pay you $21,500. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.57 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.7% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,500 a year living in the region of Prince Edward Island, Canada, you will be taxed $6,166. That means that your net pay will be $15,334 per year, or $1,278 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.7% and your marginal tax rate is 30.3%. 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 $30.27, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.73.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $697 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,487 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 17,059
20.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,746
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,502
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,200
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,119
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,101
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,556
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,537
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,415
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,334
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,294
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,193
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,133
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,497
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,337
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,982
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,811
7.9%
4
France
CAD 18,955
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,844
12.4%
6
Russia
CAD 18,705
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,537
13.8%
8
Austria
CAD 18,226
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,874
16.9%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,713
17.6%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,522
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,308
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,225
19.9%
14
Greece
CAD 16,331
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,205
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,465
28.1%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,780
31.3%
18
Finland
CAD 14,647
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,481
32.6%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,380
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,529
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,577
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,913
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,200
24.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,460
4.8%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,423
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,839
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,599
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,727
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,594
13.5%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,252
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,230
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,182
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,414
19.0%
10
Japan
CAD 17,412
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,192
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,061
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,484
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,438
28.2%
15
China
CAD 15,205
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,534
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,438
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,283
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,243
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,136
11.0%
5
Panama
CAD 18,565
13.7%
6
Chile
CAD 17,550
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,520
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,909
21.4%
9
Peru
CAD 16,690
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,370
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,965
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,413
14.4%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,248
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,987
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,883
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,756
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,660
27.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,592
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,824
31.1%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,797
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,385
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,261
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,629
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,425
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,425
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,780
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,780
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,350
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,135
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,673
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,510
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,389
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,077
43.8%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Prince Edward Island 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.