Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,052
Federal tax deduction
- $2,180
Provincial tax deduction
- $406
EI deduction
- $241
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,018
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $99.06
Total tax
- $3,944
Net pay
* $16,108
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
19.7%
80.3%
Net pay
19.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,108
Net pay
$1,494
Tax the employer pays
$3,944
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,438
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,494 to pay you $20,052. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.71 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.7% tax rate now rises to 25.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,052 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $3,944. That means that your net pay will be $16,108 per year, or $1,342 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.7% and your marginal tax rate is 34.3%. 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 $34.28, hence, your net pay will only increase by $65.72.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $657 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,286 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 16,108
19.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 15,705
21.7%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,414
23.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,214
24.1%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,057
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,046
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,531
27.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,514
27.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,400
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,324
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,287
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,193
29.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,137
29.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,052
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 19,975
0.4%
2
Spain
CAD 18,779
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 18,651
7.0%
4
France
CAD 17,791
11.3%
5
Norway
CAD 17,684
11.8%
6
Russia
CAD 17,445
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,409
13.2%
8
Austria
CAD 17,049
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 16,993
15.3%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 16,642
17.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,342
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,142
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,107
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,361
23.4%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,235
24.0%
16
Poland
CAD 14,540
27.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,904
30.7%
18
Finland
CAD 13,761
31.4%
19
Belgium
CAD 13,620
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,406
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 12,618
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,730
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 17,786
11.3%
1
Canada
CAD 15,214
24.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,338
3.6%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,049
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 18,582
7.3%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,278
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 17,508
12.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 17,507
12.7%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,126
14.6%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,078
14.8%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,044
15.0%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,370
18.4%
10
Japan
CAD 16,265
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,049
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 15,899
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,448
23.0%
14
India
CAD 14,616
27.1%
15
China
CAD 14,195
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,298
8.8%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,129
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,039
10.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,022
10.1%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 17,947
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,470
12.9%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,422
18.1%
7
Chile
CAD 16,405
18.2%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,868
20.9%
9
Peru
CAD 15,600
22.2%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,379
23.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,024
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,341
13.5%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,206
24.2%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,053
24.9%
3
Angola
CAD 14,829
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 14,742
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,707
26.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,578
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,952
30.4%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,812
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,443
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,349
33.4%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,739
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,049
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,049
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,448
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,448
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,047
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 17,846
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,415
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,424
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,303
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,161
44.3%
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.