Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,408
Federal tax deduction
- $1,991
Provincial tax deduction
- $174
EI deduction
- $221
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $917
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $90.94
Total tax
- $3,393
Net pay
* $15,015
Marginal tax rate
33.5%
Average tax rate
18.4%
81.6%
Net pay
18.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,015
Net pay
$1,353
Tax the employer pays
$3,393
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,747
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,353 to pay you $18,408. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.58 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.4% tax rate now rises to 24.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,408 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $3,393. That means that your net pay will be $15,015 per year, or $1,251 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.4% and your marginal tax rate is 33.5%. 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 $33.49, hence, your net pay will only increase by $66.51.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $665 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,326 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 15,015
18.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,488
21.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,180
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,998
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,852
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,848
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,368
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,353
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,247
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,178
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,144
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,057
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,005
29.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,408
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,408
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,239
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,118
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,469
10.5%
5
Norway
CAD 16,367
11.1%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,117
12.5%
7
Russia
CAD 16,015
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 15,992
13.1%
9
Austria
CAD 15,651
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,425
16.2%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,003
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,818
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,786
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,259
22.5%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,132
23.2%
16
Poland
CAD 13,491
26.7%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,909
29.9%
18
Finland
CAD 12,748
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,517
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,300
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,584
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,769
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,506
10.3%
1
Canada
CAD 13,998
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,064
1.9%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,488
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,145
6.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,779
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,258
11.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,116
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,823
14.0%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,744
14.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,699
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,185
17.5%
10
Japan
CAD 14,958
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,728
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,579
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,271
22.5%
14
India
CAD 13,682
25.7%
15
China
CAD 13,048
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,895
8.2%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,643
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,625
9.7%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,619
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,475
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,226
11.9%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,174
17.6%
7
Chile
CAD 15,104
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,675
20.3%
9
Peru
CAD 14,363
22.0%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,354
22.0%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,956
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,124
12.4%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,022
23.8%
2
Morocco
CAD 13,993
24.0%
3
Angola
CAD 13,633
25.9%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,625
26.0%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,591
26.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,413
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,976
29.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,694
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,375
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,313
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,728
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,488
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,488
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,935
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,935
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,567
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,383
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,987
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,191
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,070
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,190
44.7%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Quebec 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.