Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$40,788
Federal tax deduction
- $4,574
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,512
EI deduction
- $489
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $2,293
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $201
Total tax
- $11,069
Net pay
* $29,719
Marginal tax rate
34.4%
Average tax rate
27.1%
72.9%
Net pay
27.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$29,719
Net pay
$3,261
Tax the employer pays
$11,069
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$14,330
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,261 to pay you $40,788. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.51 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.1% tax rate now rises to 32.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $40,788 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $11,069. That means that your net pay will be $29,719 per year, or $2,477 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.1% 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 30,988
24.0%
1
British Columbia
CAD 30,577
25.0%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 30,265
25.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 30,139
26.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 30,158
26.1%
5
Quebec
CAD 29,719
27.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 29,106
28.6%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 28,934
29.1%
8
Alberta
CAD 28,707
29.6%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 28,517
30.1%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 28,477
30.2%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 28,430
30.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 28,278
30.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 36,287
11.0%
1
Russia
CAD 35,486
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 35,265
13.5%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 34,711
14.9%
4
France
CAD 34,331
15.8%
5
Hungary
CAD 33,242
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 32,834
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 32,781
19.6%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 32,511
20.3%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 31,986
21.6%
10
Spain
CAD 31,914
21.8%
11
Austria
CAD 31,732
22.2%
12
Sweden
CAD 29,131
28.6%
13
Greece
CAD 28,929
29.1%
14
Germany
CAD 28,580
29.9%
15
Italy
CAD 28,338
30.5%
16
Poland
CAD 27,781
31.9%
17
Denmark
CAD 27,394
32.8%
18
Finland
CAD 26,664
34.6%
19
Portugal
CAD 25,685
37.0%
20
Netherlands
CAD 25,668
37.1%
21
Romania
CAD 23,861
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 23,031
43.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 33,494
17.9%
1
Canada
CAD 30,139
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 38,204
6.3%
1
Taiwan
CAD 36,402
10.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 35,692
12.5%
3
Australia
CAD 35,381
13.3%
4
South Korea
CAD 33,929
16.8%
5
New Zealand
CAD 33,725
17.3%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 32,674
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 32,405
20.6%
8
Pakistan
CAD 32,259
20.9%
9
Singapore
CAD 32,097
21.3%
10
Japan
CAD 31,749
22.2%
11
Malaysia
CAD 31,568
22.6%
12
Philippines
CAD 30,549
25.1%
13
Vietnam
CAD 29,420
27.9%
14
China
CAD 27,581
32.4%
15
India
CAD 26,394
35.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 36,877
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 35,873
12.1%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 35,674
12.5%
3
Ecuador
CAD 34,598
15.2%
4
Colombia
CAD 33,223
18.6%
5
Panama
CAD 33,157
18.7%
6
Chile
CAD 32,669
19.9%
7
Mexico
CAD 31,364
23.1%
8
Peru
CAD 31,143
23.7%
9
Brazil
CAD 30,354
25.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 29,460
27.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 26,503
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 31,860
21.9%
1
Angola
CAD 29,915
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 29,593
27.5%
3
Kenya
CAD 29,257
28.3%
4
Ghana
CAD 28,371
30.4%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 28,227
30.8%
6
Nigeria
CAD 27,917
31.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 27,865
31.7%
8
Uganda
CAD 26,922
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CAD 26,551
34.9%
10
Senegal
CAD 26,066
36.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 25,491
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 38,749
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 38,749
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 37,525
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 37,525
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 36,709
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 36,301
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 34,088
16.4%
7
Egypt
CAD 30,976
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 30,855
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 24,022
41.1%
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.