Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,592
Federal tax deduction
- $2,243
Provincial tax deduction
- $487
EI deduction
- $247
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,051
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $102
Total tax
- $4,129
Net pay
* $16,463
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
20.1%
79.9%
Net pay
20.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,463
Net pay
$1,540
Tax the employer pays
$4,129
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,669
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,540 to pay you $20,592. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.75 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.1% tax rate now rises to 25.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,592 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $4,129. That means that your net pay will be $16,463 per year, or $1,372 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.1% 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 16,463
20.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,093
21.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,820
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,582
24.3%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,453
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,439
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,913
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,896
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,778
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,701
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,662
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,566
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,508
29.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,592
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,461
0.6%
2
Spain
CAD 19,284
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,153
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,225
11.5%
5
Norway
CAD 18,117
12.0%
6
Russia
CAD 17,915
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,830
13.4%
8
Austria
CAD 17,508
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,322
15.9%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,041
17.2%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,782
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,577
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,541
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,722
23.7%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,597
24.3%
16
Poland
CAD 14,885
27.7%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,231
30.9%
18
Finland
CAD 14,047
31.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 13,977
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,770
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 12,958
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,046
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,206
11.6%
1
Canada
CAD 15,582
24.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,756
4.1%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,562
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,051
7.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,771
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 17,962
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,913
13.0%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,538
14.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,516
14.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,468
15.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,759
18.6%
10
Japan
CAD 16,693
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,479
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,332
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,834
23.1%
14
India
CAD 14,922
27.5%
15
China
CAD 14,571
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,759
8.9%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,618
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,503
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,439
10.5%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,430
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,878
13.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,831
18.3%
7
Chile
CAD 16,832
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,257
21.1%
9
Peru
CAD 16,006
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,738
23.6%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,375
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,741
13.9%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,594
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,401
25.2%
3
Angola
CAD 15,222
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,120
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,062
26.9%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,961
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,277
30.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,180
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,794
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,689
33.5%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,071
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,562
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,562
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,945
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,945
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,533
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,327
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,884
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,829
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,708
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,503
44.1%
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.