Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,984
Federal tax deduction
- $2,057
Provincial tax deduction
- $255
EI deduction
- $228
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $952
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $93.78
Total tax
- $3,586
Net pay
* $15,398
Marginal tax rate
33.5%
Average tax rate
18.9%
81.1%
Net pay
18.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,398
Net pay
$1,402
Tax the employer pays
$3,586
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,989
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,402 to pay you $18,984. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.63 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 18.9% tax rate now rises to 24.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,984 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $3,586. That means that your net pay will be $15,398 per year, or $1,283 per month. Your average tax rate is 18.9% 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 15,398
18.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,915
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,612
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,425
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,274
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,267
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,776
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,760
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,651
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,580
28.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,544
28.7%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,455
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,402
29.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,984
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,984
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,779
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 17,655
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,932
10.8%
5
Norway
CAD 16,828
11.4%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 16,572
12.7%
7
Russia
CAD 16,516
13.0%
8
Italy
CAD 16,343
13.9%
9
Austria
CAD 16,141
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,852
16.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 15,472
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 15,282
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 15,249
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,645
22.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 14,519
23.5%
16
Poland
CAD 13,858
27.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,258
30.2%
18
Finland
CAD 13,146
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,909
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,688
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,946
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,106
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,955
10.7%
1
Canada
CAD 14,425
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,511
2.5%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 18,035
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,655
7.0%
3
Taiwan
CAD 17,304
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,707
12.0%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,607
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 16,290
14.2%
7
New Zealand
CAD 16,211
14.6%
8
Indonesia
CAD 16,173
14.8%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,600
17.8%
10
Japan
CAD 15,420
18.8%
11
Singapore
CAD 15,189
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 15,042
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,683
22.7%
14
India
CAD 14,009
26.2%
15
China
CAD 13,450
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,387
8.4%
1
Guatemala
CAD 17,164
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 17,120
9.8%
3
Colombia
CAD 17,111
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,991
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,662
12.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,611
17.8%
7
Chile
CAD 15,560
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,100
20.5%
9
Peru
CAD 14,796
22.1%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,713
22.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,330
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 16,551
12.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 14,437
24.0%
2
Morocco
CAD 14,364
24.3%
3
Angola
CAD 14,052
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,004
26.2%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,995
26.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,821
27.2%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,312
29.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,086
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,749
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,676
33.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,082
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 18,035
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 18,035
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,465
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,465
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 17,086
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,896
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,488
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,623
23.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,502
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,486
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.