Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,054
Federal tax deduction
- $2,181
Provincial tax deduction
- $407
EI deduction
- $241
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,018
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $99.07
Total tax
- $3,945
Net pay
* $16,109
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
19.7%
80.3%
Net pay
19.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,109
Net pay
$1,494
Tax the employer pays
$3,945
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,439
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,494 to pay you $20,054. 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 $20,054 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $3,945. That means that your net pay will be $16,109 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 16,109
19.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 15,706
21.7%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,416
23.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,215
24.1%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,059
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,047
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,533
27.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,516
27.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,401
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,326
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,288
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,194
29.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,138
29.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 17,788
11.3%
1
Canada
CAD 15,215
24.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,300
8.8%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,131
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,040
10.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,024
10.1%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 17,948
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,471
12.9%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,423
18.1%
7
Chile
CAD 16,406
18.2%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,870
20.9%
9
Peru
CAD 15,602
22.2%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,380
23.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,025
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,342
13.5%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,207
24.2%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,054
24.9%
3
Angola
CAD 14,831
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 14,744
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,708
26.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,579
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 13,953
30.4%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,814
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,445
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,350
33.4%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,740
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,051
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,051
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,450
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,450
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,049
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 17,848
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,417
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,425
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,304
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,163
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.