Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,168
Federal tax deduction
- $2,309
Provincial tax deduction
- $573
EI deduction
- $254
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,087
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $105
Total tax
- $4,327
Net pay
* $16,841
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
20.4%
79.6%
Net pay
20.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,841
Net pay
$1,589
Tax the employer pays
$4,327
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,915
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,589 to pay you $21,168. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.79 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.4% tax rate now rises to 26.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,168 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $4,327. That means that your net pay will be $16,841 per year, or $1,403 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.4% 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 16,841
20.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,507
22.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,252
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,974
24.5%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,876
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,859
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,321
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,303
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,182
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,103
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,063
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,964
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,904
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,168
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,012
0.7%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,679
7.0%
3
Spain
CAD 19,647
7.2%
4
France
CAD 18,688
11.7%
5
Norway
CAD 18,578
12.2%
6
Russia
CAD 18,416
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,279
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 17,968
15.1%
9
Italy
CAD 17,672
16.5%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,468
17.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,252
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,040
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,979
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,108
23.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,983
24.5%
16
Poland
CAD 15,253
27.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,579
31.1%
18
Finland
CAD 14,417
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,305
32.4%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,157
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,321
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,383
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,655
11.9%
1
Canada
CAD 15,974
24.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,202
4.6%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,110
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,551
7.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,296
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,447
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,345
13.3%
6
New Zealand
CAD 17,983
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 17,977
15.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,921
15.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,175
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,149
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,933
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,795
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,247
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,249
28.0%
15
China
CAD 14,973
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,251
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,138
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,998
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,945
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,881
10.8%
5
Panama
CAD 18,314
13.5%
6
Chile
CAD 17,287
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,268
18.4%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,671
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,440
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,129
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,750
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,167
14.2%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,009
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,773
25.5%
3
Angola
CAD 15,641
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,523
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,441
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,368
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,624
30.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,572
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,169
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,052
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,425
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,110
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,110
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,475
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,475
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,051
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,840
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,384
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,261
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,140
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,867
43.9%
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.