Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,655
Federal tax deduction
- $2,019
Provincial tax deduction
- $209
EI deduction
- $224
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $932
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $92.16
Total tax
- $3,476
Net pay
* $15,179
Marginal tax rate
33.5%
Average tax rate
18.6%
81.4%
Net pay
18.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,179
Net pay
$1,374
Tax the employer pays
$3,476
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,850
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,374 to pay you $18,655. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.6% tax rate now rises to 24.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,655 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $3,476. That means that your net pay will be $15,179 per year, or $1,265 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.6% 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 15,179
18.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,671
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,365
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,181
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,033
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,028
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,543
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,527
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,420
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,350
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,315
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,228
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,175
29.4%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,699
10.5%
1
Canada
CAD 14,181
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,256
2.1%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,722
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,367
6.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 17,004
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,452
11.8%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,327
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 16,024
14.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,945
14.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,902
14.8%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,363
17.7%
10
Japan
CAD 15,159
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,924
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,778
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,447
22.6%
14
India
CAD 13,822
25.9%
15
China
CAD 13,220
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,106
8.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,866
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,837
9.8%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,830
9.8%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,696
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,413
12.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,362
17.7%
7
Chile
CAD 15,300
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,862
20.3%
9
Peru
CAD 14,549
22.0%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,508
22.2%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,116
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,307
12.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,200
23.9%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,152
24.1%
3
Angola
CAD 13,813
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,787
26.1%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,764
26.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,588
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,120
29.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,862
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,535
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,469
33.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,880
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,722
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,722
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,163
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,163
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,789
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,603
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,202
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,376
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,255
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,284
44.9%
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.