Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$42,078
Federal tax deduction
- $4,723
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,705
EI deduction
- $505
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $2,373
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $208
Total tax
- $11,513
Net pay
* $30,565
Marginal tax rate
34.4%
Average tax rate
27.4%
72.6%
Net pay
27.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$30,565
Net pay
$3,370
Tax the employer pays
$11,513
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$14,883
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,370 to pay you $42,078. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.4% tax rate now rises to 32.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $42,078 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $11,513. That means that your net pay will be $30,565 per year, or $2,547 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.4% 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 31,957
24.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 31,520
25.1%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 31,212
25.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 31,095
26.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 31,098
26.1%
5
Quebec
CAD 30,565
27.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 29,944
28.8%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 29,837
29.1%
8
Alberta
CAD 29,604
29.6%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 29,408
30.1%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 29,309
30.3%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 29,278
30.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 29,140
30.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 37,353
11.2%
1
Russia
CAD 36,608
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 36,187
14.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 35,572
15.5%
4
France
CAD 35,323
16.1%
5
Hungary
CAD 34,294
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 33,873
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 33,632
20.1%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 33,364
20.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 32,941
21.7%
10
Spain
CAD 32,760
22.1%
11
Austria
CAD 32,404
23.0%
12
Sweden
CAD 29,995
28.7%
13
Greece
CAD 29,727
29.4%
14
Germany
CAD 29,303
30.4%
15
Italy
CAD 28,885
31.4%
16
Poland
CAD 28,605
32.0%
17
Denmark
CAD 28,276
32.8%
18
Finland
CAD 27,427
34.8%
19
Netherlands
CAD 26,479
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 26,356
37.4%
21
Romania
CAD 24,616
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 23,422
44.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 34,448
18.1%
1
Canada
CAD 31,095
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 39,356
6.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 37,518
10.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 36,700
12.8%
3
Australia
CAD 36,269
13.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 34,938
17.0%
5
New Zealand
CAD 34,665
17.6%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 33,718
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 33,343
20.8%
8
Pakistan
CAD 33,130
21.3%
9
Singapore
CAD 33,072
21.4%
10
Japan
CAD 32,628
22.5%
11
Malaysia
CAD 32,399
23.0%
12
Philippines
CAD 31,420
25.3%
13
Vietnam
CAD 30,228
28.2%
14
China
CAD 28,381
32.6%
15
India
CAD 27,126
35.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 38,043
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 36,937
12.2%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 36,713
12.8%
3
Ecuador
CAD 35,591
15.4%
4
Panama
CAD 34,132
18.9%
5
Colombia
CAD 34,126
18.9%
6
Chile
CAD 33,647
20.0%
7
Mexico
CAD 32,231
23.4%
8
Peru
CAD 32,091
23.7%
9
Brazil
CAD 31,289
25.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 30,395
27.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 27,341
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 32,685
22.3%
1
Angola
CAD 30,853
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 30,431
27.7%
3
Kenya
CAD 30,160
28.3%
4
Ghana
CAD 29,224
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 29,026
31.0%
6
Nigeria
CAD 28,795
31.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 28,646
31.9%
8
Uganda
CAD 27,760
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CAD 27,336
35.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 26,840
36.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 26,285
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 39,974
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 39,974
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 38,712
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 38,712
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 37,870
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 37,449
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 35,064
16.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 31,943
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 31,822
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 24,774
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.