Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$88,500
Federal tax deduction
- $12,065
Provincial tax deduction
- $12,718
EI deduction
- $724
Quebec Pension Plan (QPP)
- $3,776
Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP)
- $430
Total tax
- $29,712
Net pay
* $58,788
Marginal tax rate
37.4%
Average tax rate
33.6%
66.4%
Net pay
33.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$58,788
Net pay
$5,392
Tax the employer pays
$29,712
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$35,104
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $5,392 to pay you $88,500. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.97 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.6% tax rate now rises to 37.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 3.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $88,500 a year living in the region of Quebec, Canada, you will be taxed $29,712. That means that your net pay will be $58,788 per year, or $4,899 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.6% and your marginal tax rate is 37.4%. 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 $37.37, hence, your net pay will only increase by $62.63.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $626 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,132 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
CAD 76,995
13.0%
1
Switzerland
CAD 72,819
17.7%
2
Hungary
CAD 72,127
18.5%
3
Ukraine
CAD 71,242
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
CAD 67,293
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
CAD 66,559
24.8%
6
France
CAD 65,037
26.5%
7
Norway
CAD 63,595
28.1%
8
Ireland
CAD 62,597
29.3%
9
Spain
CAD 61,760
30.2%
10
Denmark
CAD 59,225
33.1%
11
Austria
CAD 57,576
34.9%
12
Sweden
CAD 57,566
35.0%
13
Luxembourg
CAD 57,194
35.4%
14
Netherlands
CAD 55,693
37.1%
15
Poland
CAD 54,782
38.1%
16
Greece
CAD 54,578
38.3%
17
Germany
CAD 53,084
40.0%
18
Romania
CAD 51,772
41.5%
19
Finland
CAD 50,488
43.0%
20
Italy
CAD 49,838
43.7%
21
Portugal
CAD 47,803
46.0%
22
Belgium
CAD 40,750
54.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 67,585
23.6%
1
Canada
CAD 62,602
29.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 78,031
11.8%
1
Taiwan
CAD 74,902
15.4%
2
Kazakhstan
CAD 71,320
19.4%
3
Thailand
CAD 71,126
19.6%
4
Singapore
CAD 69,403
21.6%
5
South Korea
CAD 69,344
21.7%
6
Australia
CAD 66,676
24.7%
7
New Zealand
CAD 65,603
25.9%
8
Japan
CAD 65,118
26.4%
9
Indonesia
CAD 65,008
26.6%
10
Pakistan
CAD 63,757
28.0%
11
China
CAD 62,897
28.9%
12
Malaysia
CAD 62,557
29.3%
13
Philippines
CAD 61,840
30.1%
14
Vietnam
CAD 59,813
32.4%
15
India
CAD 51,133
42.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 79,412
10.3%
1
Chile
CAD 72,913
17.6%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 71,902
18.8%
3
Puerto Rico
CAD 70,485
20.4%
4
Panama
CAD 68,345
22.8%
5
Ecuador
CAD 68,019
23.1%
6
Peru
CAD 65,169
26.4%
7
Colombia
CAD 65,018
26.5%
8
Brazil
CAD 64,945
26.6%
9
Uruguay
CAD 64,510
27.1%
10
Mexico
CAD 62,979
28.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 57,515
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
CAD 64,625
27.0%
1
Kenya
CAD 62,656
29.2%
2
South Africa
CAD 60,722
31.4%
3
Mozambique
CAD 60,606
31.5%
4
Nigeria
CAD 60,371
31.8%
5
Ghana
CAD 59,932
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
CAD 58,726
33.6%
7
Morocco
CAD 56,778
35.8%
8
Cameroon
CAD 55,600
37.2%
9
Zambia
CAD 54,834
38.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 54,693
38.2%
11
Uganda
CAD 53,652
39.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 84,075
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 84,075
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 81,420
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 81,420
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 79,650
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 78,933
10.8%
6
Egypt
CAD 66,760
24.6%
7
Lebanon
CAD 66,639
24.7%
8
Israel
CAD 66,315
25.1%
9
Turkey
CAD 51,810
41.5%
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.