Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$31,980
Federal tax deduction
- $3,557
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,190
EI deduction
- $384
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,752
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $158
Total tax
- $8,041
Net pay
* $23,939
Marginal tax rate
34.4%
Average tax rate
25.1%
74.9%
Net pay
25.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$23,939
Net pay
$2,510
Tax the employer pays
$8,041
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$10,551
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,510 to pay you $31,980. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.1% tax rate now rises to 30.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $31,980 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $8,041. That means that your net pay will be $23,939 per year, or $1,995 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.1% and your marginal tax rate is 34.4%. 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 $34.39, hence, your net pay will only increase by $65.61.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $656 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,281 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 24,373
23.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 24,187
24.4%
2
Quebec
CAD 23,939
25.1%
3
Northwest Territories
CAD 23,805
25.6%
4
Ontario
CAD 23,759
25.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 23,739
25.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 22,970
28.2%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 22,796
28.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 22,761
28.8%
9
Alberta
CAD 22,582
29.4%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 22,593
29.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 22,432
29.9%
12
Manitoba
CAD 22,338
30.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CAD 29,282
8.4%
1
Switzerland
CAD 29,232
8.6%
2
United Kingdom
CAD 28,832
9.8%
3
Russia
CAD 27,823
13.0%
4
France
CAD 27,381
14.4%
5
Norway
CAD 26,918
15.8%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 26,408
17.4%
7
Austria
CAD 26,250
17.9%
8
Hungary
CAD 26,064
18.5%
9
Spain
CAD 25,928
18.9%
10
Ukraine
CAD 25,744
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 25,469
20.4%
12
Italy
CAD 23,864
25.4%
13
Germany
CAD 23,617
26.2%
14
Greece
CAD 23,310
27.1%
15
Sweden
CAD 23,228
27.4%
16
Poland
CAD 22,157
30.7%
17
Denmark
CAD 21,431
33.0%
18
Finland
CAD 21,305
33.4%
19
Portugal
CAD 20,980
34.4%
20
Netherlands
CAD 20,125
37.1%
21
Belgium
CAD 19,777
38.2%
22
Romania
CAD 18,708
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 26,935
15.8%
1
Canada
CAD 23,759
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 30,243
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CAD 28,788
10.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 28,685
10.3%
3
Australia
CAD 28,423
11.1%
4
South Korea
CAD 27,042
15.4%
5
New Zealand
CAD 26,753
16.4%
6
Pakistan
CAD 26,313
17.7%
7
Indonesia
CAD 25,997
18.7%
8
Malaysia
CAD 25,713
19.6%
9
Kazakhstan
CAD 25,539
20.1%
10
Japan
CAD 25,490
20.3%
11
Singapore
CAD 25,352
20.7%
12
Philippines
CAD 24,603
23.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 23,614
26.2%
14
China
CAD 22,514
29.6%
15
India
CAD 21,391
33.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 28,914
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 28,577
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 28,479
11.0%
3
Ecuador
CAD 27,758
13.2%
4
Colombia
CAD 27,052
15.4%
5
Panama
CAD 26,493
17.2%
6
Chile
CAD 25,840
19.2%
7
Mexico
CAD 25,257
21.0%
8
Peru
CAD 24,576
23.2%
9
Brazil
CAD 23,968
25.1%
10
Uruguay
CAD 23,375
26.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 20,777
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 25,933
18.9%
1
Mozambique
CAD 23,783
25.6%
2
Angola
CAD 23,507
26.5%
3
Kenya
CAD 23,092
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 22,558
29.5%
5
Ghana
CAD 22,544
29.5%
6
Morocco
CAD 22,527
29.6%
7
Nigeria
CAD 21,926
31.4%
8
Uganda
CAD 21,197
33.7%
9
Cameroon
CAD 21,188
33.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 20,763
35.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 20,074
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 30,381
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 30,381
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 29,422
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 29,422
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 28,782
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 28,462
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 27,407
14.3%
7
Egypt
CAD 24,370
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 24,249
24.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 18,705
41.5%
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.