Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$22,000
Federal tax deduction
- $2,897
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,236
CPP deduction
- $1,055
EI deduction
- $348
Total tax
- $5,535
Net pay
* $16,465
Marginal tax rate
27.1%
Average tax rate
25.2%
74.8%
Net pay
25.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,465
Net pay
$1,541
Tax the employer pays
$5,535
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,076
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,541 to pay you $22,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.22 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.2% tax rate now rises to 30.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $22,000 a year living in the region of Yukon, Canada, you will be taxed $5,535. That means that your net pay will be $16,465 per year, or $1,372 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.2% 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 17,388
21.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,105
22.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,877
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,541
24.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,486
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,465
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,909
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,891
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,765
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,683
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,641
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,538
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,477
29.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,927
0.3%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,827
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 20,439
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 20,058
8.8%
4
France
CAD 19,357
12.0%
5
Norway
CAD 19,242
12.5%
6
Russia
CAD 19,140
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,927
14.0%
8
Austria
CAD 18,615
15.4%
9
Italy
CAD 18,179
17.4%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 18,083
17.8%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,930
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,710
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,596
20.0%
14
Greece
CAD 16,666
24.3%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,541
24.8%
16
Poland
CAD 15,784
28.3%
17
Portugal
CAD 15,082
31.4%
18
Finland
CAD 14,993
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,746
33.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,717
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,844
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,870
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,302
12.3%
1
Canada
CAD 16,541
24.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 20,895
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 20,847
5.2%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,273
7.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 20,055
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 19,148
13.0%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,969
13.8%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,658
15.2%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,611
15.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,576
15.6%
9
Japan
CAD 17,807
19.1%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,774
19.2%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,582
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,462
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,842
23.4%
14
India
CAD 15,722
28.5%
15
China
CAD 15,553
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,961
9.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,891
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,711
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,690
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,519
11.3%
5
Panama
CAD 18,943
13.9%
6
Chile
CAD 17,946
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,895
18.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,269
21.5%
9
Peru
CAD 17,066
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,732
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,290
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,783
14.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,608
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,310
25.9%
3
Angola
CAD 16,246
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,106
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,989
27.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,929
27.6%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,138
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,125
31.3%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,710
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,576
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,937
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,900
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,900
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,240
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,240
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,800
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,580
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 19,107
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,885
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,764
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,393
43.7%
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.