Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,488
Federal tax deduction
- $2,231
Provincial tax deduction
- $471
EI deduction
- $246
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,045
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $101
Total tax
- $4,094
Net pay
* $16,394
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
20.0%
80.0%
Net pay
20.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,394
Net pay
$1,531
Tax the employer pays
$4,094
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,624
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,531 to pay you $20,488. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.75 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 $20,488 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $4,094. That means that your net pay will be $16,394 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 $34.29, hence, your net pay will only increase by $65.71.
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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,488
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,368
0.6%
2
Spain
CAD 19,187
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,057
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,141
11.5%
5
Norway
CAD 18,033
12.0%
6
Russia
CAD 17,825
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,749
13.4%
8
Austria
CAD 17,419
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,258
15.8%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 16,964
17.2%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,698
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,493
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,457
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,653
23.6%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,527
24.2%
16
Poland
CAD 14,819
27.7%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,168
30.9%
18
Finland
CAD 13,992
31.7%
19
Belgium
CAD 13,908
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,700
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 12,893
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,985
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,125
11.5%
1
Canada
CAD 15,511
24.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,676
4.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,464
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 18,961
7.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,676
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 17,874
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,835
13.0%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,458
14.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,431
14.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,386
15.1%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,684
18.6%
10
Japan
CAD 16,611
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,396
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,249
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,760
23.1%
14
India
CAD 14,863
27.5%
15
China
CAD 14,499
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,670
8.9%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,524
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,414
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,359
10.4%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,337
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,800
13.1%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,752
18.2%
7
Chile
CAD 16,750
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,182
21.0%
9
Peru
CAD 15,928
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,668
23.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,308
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,664
13.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,520
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,334
25.2%
3
Angola
CAD 15,146
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,047
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,994
26.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,887
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,214
30.6%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,109
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,727
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,624
33.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,007
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,464
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,464
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,849
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,849
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,439
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,234
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,794
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,751
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,630
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,437
44.2%
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.