Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,876
Federal tax deduction
- $2,045
Provincial tax deduction
- $240
EI deduction
- $227
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $946
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $93.25
Total tax
- $3,550
Net pay
* $15,326
Marginal tax rate
33.5%
Average tax rate
18.8%
81.2%
Net pay
18.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,326
Net pay
$1,393
Tax the employer pays
$3,550
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,943
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,393 to pay you $18,876. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.62 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.8% tax rate now rises to 24.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,876 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $3,550. That means that your net pay will be $15,326 per year, or $1,277 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.8% 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 $33.48, hence, your net pay will only increase by $66.52.
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 15,326
18.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,835
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,531
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,345
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,195
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,189
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,699
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,683
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,575
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,504
28.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,469
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,381
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,327
29.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,876
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,876
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,677
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,554
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,845
10.8%
5
Norway
CAD 16,742
11.3%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,487
12.7%
7
Russia
CAD 16,422
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,277
13.8%
9
Austria
CAD 16,049
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,772
16.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,384
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 15,195
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 15,162
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,573
22.8%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,446
23.5%
16
Poland
CAD 13,789
27.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,192
30.1%
18
Finland
CAD 13,072
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,836
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,615
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,878
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,042
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,871
10.6%
1
Canada
CAD 14,345
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,427
2.4%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,932
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,562
7.0%
3
Taiwan
CAD 17,205
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,626
11.9%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,516
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 16,205
14.2%
7
New Zealand
CAD 16,124
14.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 16,084
14.8%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,522
17.8%
10
Japan
CAD 15,335
18.8%
11
Singapore
CAD 15,102
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,955
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,606
22.6%
14
India
CAD 13,948
26.1%
15
China
CAD 13,374
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,295
8.4%
1
Guatemala
CAD 17,066
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 17,027
9.8%
3
Colombia
CAD 17,018
9.8%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,894
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,580
12.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,529
17.7%
7
Chile
CAD 15,474
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,023
20.4%
9
Peru
CAD 14,715
22.0%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,646
22.4%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,260
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,471
12.7%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,359
23.9%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,294
24.3%
3
Angola
CAD 13,974
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,933
26.2%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,919
26.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,744
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,249
29.8%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,013
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,679
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,608
33.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,016
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,932
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,932
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,366
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,366
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,988
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,800
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,394
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,542
23.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,421
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,418
44.8%
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.