Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,484
Federal tax deduction
- $2,230
Provincial tax deduction
- $471
EI deduction
- $246
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,045
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $101
Total tax
- $4,092
Net pay
* $16,392
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
20.0%
80.0%
Net pay
20.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,392
Net pay
$1,530
Tax the employer pays
$4,092
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,623
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,530 to pay you $20,484. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.74 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20% tax rate now rises to 25.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,484 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $4,092. That means that your net pay will be $16,392 per year, or $1,366 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.0% 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 16,392
20.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,016
21.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,739
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,508
24.3%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,374
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,361
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,837
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,819
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,702
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,626
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,587
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,491
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,434
29.5%
13
Show more
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,484
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,364
0.6%
2
Spain
CAD 19,183
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,053
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,138
11.5%
5
Norway
CAD 18,030
12.0%
6
Russia
CAD 17,821
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,746
13.4%
8
Austria
CAD 17,416
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,256
15.8%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 16,962
17.2%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,694
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,490
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,454
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,650
23.6%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,524
24.2%
16
Poland
CAD 14,816
27.7%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,165
30.9%
18
Finland
CAD 13,990
31.7%
19
Belgium
CAD 13,906
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,697
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 12,890
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,983
41.5%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,122
11.5%
1
Canada
CAD 15,508
24.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,673
4.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,460
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 18,957
7.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,672
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 17,871
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,832
13.0%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,455
14.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,428
14.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,383
15.1%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,681
18.6%
10
Japan
CAD 16,607
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,393
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,246
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,757
23.1%
14
India
CAD 14,861
27.5%
15
China
CAD 14,496
29.2%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,667
8.9%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,520
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,410
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,356
10.4%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,333
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,797
13.1%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,749
18.2%
7
Chile
CAD 16,746
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,179
21.0%
9
Peru
CAD 15,925
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,666
23.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,305
35.1%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,661
13.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,517
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,332
25.2%
3
Angola
CAD 15,143
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,045
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,991
26.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,884
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,212
30.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,106
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,724
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,621
33.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,004
36.5%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,460
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,460
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,845
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,845
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,436
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,231
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,790
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,748
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,627
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,435
44.2%
10
Show more
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.