Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,852
Federal tax deduction
- $2,273
Provincial tax deduction
- $525
EI deduction
- $250
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,067
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $103
Total tax
- $4,218
Net pay
* $16,634
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
20.2%
79.8%
Net pay
20.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,634
Net pay
$1,562
Tax the employer pays
$4,218
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,780
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,562 to pay you $20,852. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.77 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.2% tax rate now rises to 25.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,852 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $4,218. That means that your net pay will be $16,634 per year, or $1,386 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.2% 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 16,634
20.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,280
21.9%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,015
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,759
24.4%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,644
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,629
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,097
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,080
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,960
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,882
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,843
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,745
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,687
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,852
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,702
0.7%
2
Spain
CAD 19,491
6.5%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,391
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,434
11.6%
5
Norway
CAD 18,325
12.1%
6
Russia
CAD 18,141
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,033
13.5%
8
Austria
CAD 17,723
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,480
16.2%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,234
17.4%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,994
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,786
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,744
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,897
23.8%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,771
24.4%
16
Poland
CAD 15,051
27.8%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,388
31.0%
18
Finland
CAD 14,198
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,138
32.2%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,944
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,122
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,198
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,409
11.7%
1
Canada
CAD 15,759
24.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,958
4.3%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,809
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,277
7.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,008
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,181
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,108
13.2%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,736
14.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,727
15.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,673
15.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,947
18.7%
10
Japan
CAD 16,899
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,686
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,541
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,020
23.2%
14
India
CAD 15,070
27.7%
15
China
CAD 14,753
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,981
9.0%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,853
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,727
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,663
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,638
10.6%
5
Panama
CAD 18,075
13.3%
6
Chile
CAD 17,037
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,029
18.3%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,443
21.1%
9
Peru
CAD 16,202
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,913
23.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,544
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,933
14.0%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,782
24.3%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,569
25.3%
3
Angola
CAD 15,411
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,302
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,233
27.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,145
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,433
30.8%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,357
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,963
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,853
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,231
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,809
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,809
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,184
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,184
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,767
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,558
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,110
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,024
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,903
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,667
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.