Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,136
Federal tax deduction
- $2,190
Provincial tax deduction
- $419
EI deduction
- $242
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,023
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $99.47
Total tax
- $3,973
Net pay
* $16,163
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
19.7%
80.3%
Net pay
19.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,163
Net pay
$1,501
Tax the employer pays
$3,973
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,474
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,501 to pay you $20,136. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.72 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.7% tax rate now rises to 25.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,136 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $3,973. That means that your net pay will be $16,163 per year, or $1,347 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 16,163
19.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 15,765
21.7%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,477
23.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,271
24.2%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,119
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,107
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,591
27.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,574
27.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,458
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,383
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,345
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,251
29.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,194
29.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 17,851
11.4%
1
Canada
CAD 15,271
24.2%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,403
13.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,266
24.2%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,107
25.0%
3
Angola
CAD 14,890
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 14,801
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,762
26.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,637
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,002
30.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,870
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,498
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,402
33.4%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,790
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,129
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,129
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,525
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,525
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,122
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 17,921
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,488
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,487
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,366
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,215
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.