Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$42,617
Federal tax deduction
- $4,785
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,786
EI deduction
- $511
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $2,406
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $211
Total tax
- $11,698
Net pay
* $30,919
Marginal tax rate
34.4%
Average tax rate
27.4%
72.6%
Net pay
27.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$30,919
Net pay
$3,416
Tax the employer pays
$11,698
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$15,115
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,416 to pay you $42,617. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.55 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 $42,617 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $11,698. That means that your net pay will be $30,919 per year, or $2,577 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.5% 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 32,361
24.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 31,914
25.1%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 31,607
25.8%
3
Ontario
CAD 31,494
26.1%
4
Yukon
CAD 31,491
26.1%
5
Quebec
CAD 30,919
27.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 30,294
28.9%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 30,214
29.1%
8
Alberta
CAD 29,979
29.7%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 29,780
30.1%
10
Nova Scotia
CAD 29,657
30.4%
11
Prince Edward Island
CAD 29,632
30.5%
12
Manitoba
CAD 29,501
30.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 37,799
11.3%
1
Russia
CAD 37,077
13.0%
2
Ireland
CAD 36,573
14.2%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 35,932
15.7%
4
France
CAD 35,737
16.1%
5
Hungary
CAD 34,733
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CAD 34,307
19.5%
7
Norway
CAD 33,988
20.3%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 33,720
20.9%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 33,340
21.8%
10
Spain
CAD 33,113
22.3%
11
Austria
CAD 32,684
23.3%
12
Sweden
CAD 30,356
28.8%
13
Greece
CAD 30,060
29.5%
14
Germany
CAD 29,605
30.5%
15
Italy
CAD 29,113
31.7%
16
Poland
CAD 28,949
32.1%
17
Denmark
CAD 28,645
32.8%
18
Finland
CAD 27,746
34.9%
19
Netherlands
CAD 26,819
37.1%
20
Portugal
CAD 26,636
37.5%
21
Romania
CAD 24,931
41.5%
22
Belgium
CAD 23,585
44.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 34,847
18.2%
1
Canada
CAD 31,494
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 39,830
6.5%
1
Taiwan
CAD 37,984
10.9%
2
Thailand
CAD 37,108
12.9%
3
Australia
CAD 36,622
14.1%
4
South Korea
CAD 35,357
17.0%
5
New Zealand
CAD 35,034
17.8%
6
Kazakhstan
CAD 34,155
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 33,735
20.8%
8
Pakistan
CAD 33,493
21.4%
9
Singapore
CAD 33,464
21.5%
10
Japan
CAD 32,995
22.6%
11
Malaysia
CAD 32,747
23.2%
12
Philippines
CAD 31,783
25.4%
13
Vietnam
CAD 30,566
28.3%
14
China
CAD 28,715
32.6%
15
India
CAD 27,432
35.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 38,531
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 37,360
12.3%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 37,147
12.8%
3
Ecuador
CAD 36,006
15.5%
4
Panama
CAD 34,540
19.0%
5
Colombia
CAD 34,504
19.0%
6
Chile
CAD 34,056
20.1%
7
Mexico
CAD 32,594
23.5%
8
Peru
CAD 32,484
23.8%
9
Brazil
CAD 31,680
25.7%
10
Uruguay
CAD 30,785
27.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 27,691
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 33,030
22.5%
1
Angola
CAD 31,245
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CAD 30,782
27.8%
3
Kenya
CAD 30,538
28.3%
4
Ghana
CAD 29,581
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 29,360
31.1%
6
Nigeria
CAD 29,161
31.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 28,973
32.0%
8
Uganda
CAD 28,111
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CAD 27,664
35.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 27,164
36.3%
11
Zambia
CAD 26,616
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 40,486
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 40,486
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 39,208
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 39,208
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 38,355
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 37,929
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 35,465
16.8%
7
Egypt
CAD 32,348
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 32,226
24.4%
9
Turkey
CAD 25,087
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.