Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$34,000
Federal tax deduction
- $3,790
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,493
EI deduction
- $408
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $1,876
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $168
Total tax
- $8,735
Net pay
* $25,265
Marginal tax rate
34.4%
Average tax rate
25.7%
74.3%
Net pay
25.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$25,265
Net pay
$2,682
Tax the employer pays
$8,735
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$11,417
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,682 to pay you $34,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.36 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.7% tax rate now rises to 31.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $34,000 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $8,735. That means that your net pay will be $25,265 per year, or $2,105 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.7% 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 $34.38, hence, your net pay will only increase by $65.62.
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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 30,842
9.3%
1
Ireland
CAD 30,602
10.0%
2
United Kingdom
CAD 30,180
11.2%
3
Russia
CAD 29,580
13.0%
4
France
CAD 29,005
14.7%
5
Norway
CAD 28,289
16.8%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 27,855
18.1%
7
Hungary
CAD 27,710
18.5%
8
Austria
CAD 27,656
18.7%
9
Ukraine
CAD 27,370
19.5%
10
Spain
CAD 27,336
19.6%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 26,963
20.7%
12
Italy
CAD 25,013
26.4%
13
Germany
CAD 24,760
27.2%
14
Greece
CAD 24,628
27.6%
15
Sweden
CAD 24,582
27.7%
16
Poland
CAD 23,447
31.0%
17
Denmark
CAD 22,790
33.0%
18
Finland
CAD 22,559
33.7%
19
Portugal
CAD 22,079
35.1%
20
Netherlands
CAD 21,396
37.1%
21
Belgium
CAD 20,621
39.4%
22
Romania
CAD 19,890
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 28,458
16.3%
1
Canada
CAD 25,257
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 32,084
5.6%
1
Taiwan
CAD 30,534
10.2%
2
Thailand
CAD 30,321
10.8%
3
Australia
CAD 30,019
11.7%
4
South Korea
CAD 28,622
15.8%
5
New Zealand
CAD 28,391
16.5%
6
Pakistan
CAD 27,677
18.6%
7
Indonesia
CAD 27,466
19.2%
8
Kazakhstan
CAD 27,175
20.1%
9
Malaysia
CAD 27,092
20.3%
10
Japan
CAD 27,023
20.5%
11
Singapore
CAD 26,899
20.9%
12
Philippines
CAD 25,967
23.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 24,970
26.6%
14
China
CAD 23,923
29.6%
15
India
CAD 22,538
33.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 30,740
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 30,206
11.2%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 30,203
11.2%
3
Ecuador
CAD 29,355
13.7%
4
Colombia
CAD 28,472
16.3%
5
Panama
CAD 28,021
17.6%
6
Chile
CAD 27,433
19.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 26,735
21.4%
8
Peru
CAD 26,096
23.3%
9
Brazil
CAD 25,432
25.2%
10
Uruguay
CAD 24,747
27.2%
11
Argentina
CAD 22,090
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 27,327
19.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 25,124
26.1%
2
Angola
CAD 24,976
26.5%
3
Kenya
CAD 24,506
27.9%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 23,888
29.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 23,880
29.8%
6
Morocco
CAD 23,751
30.1%
7
Nigeria
CAD 23,300
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 22,510
33.8%
9
Cameroon
CAD 22,418
34.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 21,993
35.3%
11
Zambia
CAD 21,317
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 32,300
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 32,300
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 31,280
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 31,280
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 30,600
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 30,260
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 28,951
14.9%
7
Egypt
CAD 25,885
23.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 25,764
24.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 19,982
41.2%
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.