Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,488
Federal tax deduction
- $2,686
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,146
CPP deduction
- $968
EI deduction
- $324
Total tax
- $5,125
Net pay
* $15,363
Marginal tax rate
27.1%
Average tax rate
25.0%
75.0%
Net pay
25.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,363
Net pay
$1,422
Tax the employer pays
$5,125
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,546
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,422 to pay you $20,488. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25% tax rate now rises to 29.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,488 a year living in the region of Yukon, Canada, you will be taxed $5,125. That means that your net pay will be $15,363 per year, or $1,280 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.0% and your marginal tax rate is 27.1%. 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 $27.12, hence, your net pay will only increase by $72.88.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $729 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,644 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 16,394
20.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,018
21.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,742
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,511
24.3%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,377
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,363
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,840
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,822
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,705
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,628
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,590
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,494
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,436
29.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,125
11.5%
1
Canada
CAD 15,511
24.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,670
8.9%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,524
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,414
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,359
10.4%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,337
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,800
13.1%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,752
18.2%
7
Chile
CAD 16,750
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,182
21.0%
9
Peru
CAD 15,928
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,668
23.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,308
35.1%
12
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Yukon 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.