Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,472
Federal tax deduction
- $2,344
Provincial tax deduction
- $618
EI deduction
- $258
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,105
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $106
Total tax
- $4,431
Net pay
* $17,041
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
20.6%
79.4%
Net pay
20.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$17,041
Net pay
$1,615
Tax the employer pays
$4,431
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,046
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,615 to pay you $21,472. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.82 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.6% tax rate now rises to 26.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,472 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $4,431. That means that your net pay will be $17,041 per year, or $1,420 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.6% 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 17,041
20.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,726
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,481
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,181
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,099
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,081
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,536
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,518
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,395
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,315
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,274
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,174
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,113
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,472
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,310
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,957
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,797
7.8%
4
France
CAD 18,932
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,822
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,681
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,516
13.8%
8
Austria
CAD 18,205
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,857
16.8%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,693
17.6%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,500
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,285
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,204
19.9%
14
Greece
CAD 16,312
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,187
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,447
28.1%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,763
31.3%
18
Finland
CAD 14,628
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,467
32.6%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,362
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,512
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,561
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,891
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,181
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,438
4.8%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,397
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,815
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,573
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,703
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,573
13.5%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,230
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,209
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,160
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,394
19.0%
10
Japan
CAD 17,389
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,170
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,039
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,464
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,422
28.2%
15
China
CAD 15,185
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,510
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,413
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,259
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,217
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,114
11.0%
5
Panama
CAD 18,544
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,528
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,499
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,889
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,669
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,350
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,947
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,392
14.4%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,228
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,969
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,862
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,736
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,641
27.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,573
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,807
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,778
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,366
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,244
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,612
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,398
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,398
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,754
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,754
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,325
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,110
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,648
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,489
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,368
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,059
43.8%
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.