Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,703
Federal tax deduction
- $2,371
Provincial tax deduction
- $652
EI deduction
- $260
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,119
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $107
Total tax
- $4,510
Net pay
* $17,193
Marginal tax rate
34.3%
Average tax rate
20.8%
79.2%
Net pay
20.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$17,193
Net pay
$1,634
Tax the employer pays
$4,510
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,144
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,634 to pay you $21,703. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $2.83 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.8% tax rate now rises to 26.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,703 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $4,510. That means that your net pay will be $17,193 per year, or $1,433 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.8% 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 17,193
20.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,892
22.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,654
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,339
24.7%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,268
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,249
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,699
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,681
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,557
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,476
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,435
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,333
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,272
29.6%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,071
12.1%
1
Canada
CAD 16,339
24.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,617
5.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,615
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,015
7.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,784
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,898
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,746
13.6%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,417
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,385
15.3%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,342
15.5%
9
Japan
CAD 17,572
19.0%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,560
19.1%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,350
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,224
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,630
23.4%
14
India
CAD 15,553
28.3%
15
China
CAD 15,346
29.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,563
14.5%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,394
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,118
25.7%
3
Angola
CAD 16,030
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,898
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,794
27.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,729
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,946
31.1%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,936
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,516
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,389
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,754
36.6%
12
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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.