Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$42,432
Federal tax deduction
- $4,763
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,758
EI deduction
- $509
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $2,394
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $210
Total tax
- $11,635
Net pay
* $30,797
Marginal tax rate
34.4%
Average tax rate
27.4%
72.6%
Net pay
27.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$30,797
Net pay
$3,401
Tax the employer pays
$11,635
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,035
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,401 to pay you $42,432. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.4% tax rate now rises to 32.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 5.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $42,432 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $11,635. That means that your net pay will be $30,797 per year, or $2,566 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 $34.38, 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
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Nunavut
CAD 32,222
24.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 31,778
25.1%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 31,471
25.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 31,357
26.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 31,356
26.1%
5
Quebec
CAD 30,797
27.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 30,174
28.9%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 30,084
29.1%
8
Alberta
CAD 29,850
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 29,652
30.1%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 29,538
30.4%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 29,511
30.5%
12
Manitoba
CAD 29,377
30.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 37,646
11.3%
1
Russia
CAD 36,916
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 36,440
14.1%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 35,809
15.6%
4
France
CAD 35,595
16.1%
5
Hungary
CAD 34,582
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 34,158
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 33,866
20.2%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 33,598
20.8%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 33,203
21.8%
10
Spain
CAD 32,992
22.3%
11
Austria
CAD 32,588
23.2%
12
Sweden
CAD 30,232
28.8%
13
Greece
CAD 29,946
29.4%
14
Germany
CAD 29,501
30.5%
15
Italy
CAD 29,035
31.6%
16
Poland
CAD 28,831
32.1%
17
Denmark
CAD 28,518
32.8%
18
Finland
CAD 27,637
34.9%
19
Netherlands
CAD 26,702
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 26,540
37.5%
21
Romania
CAD 24,823
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 23,529
44.6%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 34,710
18.2%
1
Canada
CAD 31,357
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 39,670
6.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 37,824
10.9%
2
Thailand
CAD 36,969
12.9%
3
Australia
CAD 36,501
14.0%
4
South Korea
CAD 35,214
17.0%
5
New Zealand
CAD 34,907
17.7%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 34,005
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 33,601
20.8%
8
Pakistan
CAD 33,368
21.4%
9
Singapore
CAD 33,330
21.5%
10
Japan
CAD 32,869
22.5%
11
Malaysia
CAD 32,628
23.1%
12
Philippines
CAD 31,658
25.4%
13
Vietnam
CAD 30,450
28.2%
14
China
CAD 28,600
32.6%
15
India
CAD 27,327
35.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 38,363
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 37,215
12.3%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 36,998
12.8%
3
Ecuador
CAD 35,863
15.5%
4
Panama
CAD 34,400
18.9%
5
Colombia
CAD 34,374
19.0%
6
Chile
CAD 33,916
20.1%
7
Mexico
CAD 32,469
23.5%
8
Peru
CAD 32,349
23.8%
9
Brazil
CAD 31,546
25.7%
10
Uruguay
CAD 30,651
27.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 27,571
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 32,912
22.4%
1
Angola
CAD 31,111
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 30,661
27.7%
3
Kenya
CAD 30,408
28.3%
4
Ghana
CAD 29,458
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 29,245
31.1%
6
Nigeria
CAD 29,035
31.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 28,861
32.0%
8
Uganda
CAD 27,990
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CAD 27,551
35.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 27,053
36.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 26,502
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 40,310
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 40,310
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 39,037
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 39,037
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 38,189
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 37,764
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 35,332
16.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 32,209
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 32,088
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 24,980
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.