Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,540
Federal tax deduction
- $2,694
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,149
CPP deduction
- $971
EI deduction
- $325
Total tax
- $5,139
Net pay
* $15,401
Marginal tax rate
27.1%
Average tax rate
25.0%
75.0%
Net pay
25.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,401
Net pay
$1,426
Tax the employer pays
$5,139
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,564
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,426 to pay you $20,540. 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 $20,540 a year living in the region of Yukon, Canada, you will be taxed $5,139. That means that your net pay will be $15,401 per year, or $1,283 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 16,429
20.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,056
21.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,781
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,546
24.3%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,415
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,401
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,876
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,859
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,742
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,665
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,626
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,530
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,472
29.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,540
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,415
0.6%
2
Spain
CAD 19,236
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,105
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,183
11.5%
5
Norway
CAD 18,075
12.0%
6
Russia
CAD 17,870
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,790
13.4%
8
Austria
CAD 17,464
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,290
15.8%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,003
17.2%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,740
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,535
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,499
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,688
23.6%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,562
24.2%
16
Poland
CAD 14,852
27.7%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,199
30.9%
18
Finland
CAD 14,019
31.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 13,943
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,735
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 12,925
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,016
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,166
11.6%
1
Canada
CAD 15,546
24.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,716
4.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,513
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,006
7.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,723
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 17,918
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,874
13.0%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,498
14.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,474
14.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,427
15.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,722
18.6%
10
Japan
CAD 16,652
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,437
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,291
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,797
23.1%
14
India
CAD 14,893
27.5%
15
China
CAD 14,535
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,715
8.9%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,571
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,459
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,399
10.4%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,383
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,839
13.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,792
18.3%
7
Chile
CAD 16,791
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,219
21.0%
9
Peru
CAD 15,967
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,703
23.6%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,341
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,702
13.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,557
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,368
25.2%
3
Angola
CAD 15,184
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,084
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,028
26.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,924
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,246
30.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,144
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,761
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,657
33.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,039
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,513
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,513
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,897
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,897
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,486
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,281
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,839
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,790
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,669
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,470
44.2%
10
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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.