Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,476
Federal tax deduction
- $2,345
Provincial tax deduction
- $618
EI deduction
- $258
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,106
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $106
Total tax
- $4,432
Net pay
* $17,044
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
20.6%
79.4%
Net pay
20.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$17,044
Net pay
$1,615
Tax the employer pays
$4,432
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,047
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,615 to pay you $21,476. 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 $21,476 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $4,432. That means that your net pay will be $17,044 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 17,044
20.6%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,729
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,484
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,184
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,102
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,083
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,539
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,520
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,398
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,317
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,277
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,177
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,116
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,476
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,314
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,960
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,799
7.8%
4
France
CAD 18,936
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,825
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,684
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,519
13.8%
8
Austria
CAD 18,208
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,860
16.8%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,696
17.6%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,503
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,288
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,207
19.9%
14
Greece
CAD 16,315
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,189
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,450
28.1%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,765
31.3%
18
Finland
CAD 14,630
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,469
32.6%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,364
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,514
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,563
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,894
12.0%
1
Canada
CAD 16,184
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,441
4.8%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,400
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,818
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,577
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,706
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,576
13.5%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,233
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,212
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,164
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,397
19.0%
10
Japan
CAD 17,393
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,173
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,042
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,467
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,424
28.2%
15
China
CAD 15,188
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,514
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,417
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,262
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,221
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,117
11.0%
5
Panama
CAD 18,547
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,531
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,502
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,892
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,672
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,353
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,950
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,395
14.4%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,231
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,972
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,865
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,739
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,644
27.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,576
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,809
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,781
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,369
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,246
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,615
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,402
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,402
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,758
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,758
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,328
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,114
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,652
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,492
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,371
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,062
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.