Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,202
Federal tax deduction
- $2,198
Provincial tax deduction
- $429
EI deduction
- $242
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,027
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $99.80
Total tax
- $3,996
Net pay
* $16,206
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
19.8%
80.2%
Net pay
19.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,206
Net pay
$1,506
Tax the employer pays
$3,996
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,502
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,506 to pay you $20,202. 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 19.8% tax rate now rises to 25.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,202 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $3,996. That means that your net pay will be $16,206 per year, or $1,351 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.8% 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 16,206
19.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 15,813
21.7%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,527
23.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,316
24.2%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,167
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,155
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,637
27.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,620
27.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,505
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,429
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,391
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,296
29.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,240
29.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 17,903
11.4%
1
Canada
CAD 15,316
24.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,454
3.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,192
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 18,713
7.4%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,415
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 17,633
12.7%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,620
12.8%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,240
14.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,199
14.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,161
15.1%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,478
18.4%
10
Japan
CAD 16,384
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,168
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,019
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,555
23.0%
14
India
CAD 14,701
27.2%
15
China
CAD 14,299
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,426
8.8%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,265
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,168
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,139
10.2%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,081
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,583
13.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,535
18.2%
7
Chile
CAD 16,523
18.2%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,976
20.9%
9
Peru
CAD 15,713
22.2%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,476
23.4%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,122
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,452
13.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,314
24.2%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,150
25.0%
3
Angola
CAD 14,938
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 14,847
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,806
26.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,684
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,042
30.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,915
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,541
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,444
33.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,831
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,192
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,192
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,586
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,586
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,182
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 17,980
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,545
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,536
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,415
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,256
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.