Care aide salary in Quebec: what's left after tax?
In Quebec, a care aide earns a median of $25.10 an hour, which is $48,945 gross per year. After federal and provincial tax, QPP, EI and QPIP, about $38,569 is left net, or $3,214 a month.
Assistance with care and daily living in long-term care, hospitals or seniors’ residences.
From the bottom to the top of the range
The published range for a care aide in Quebec, converted to net pay at each of its three points.
| Point in the range | Hourly rate | Gross yearly | Net yearly | Average rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the range | $20.00 | $39,000 | $31,773 | 18.5% |
| Median | $25.10 | $48,945 | $38,569 | 21.2% |
| Top of the range | $27.92 | $54,444 | $42,327 | 22.3% |
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What the progression is really worth
Between the bottom and the top of the range, the gap is $15,444 gross a year. In net terms it drops to $10,555: 68.3% of the gross gap actually lands in your account, the rest going to tax and contributions. Net pay therefore grows by 33.2% across the range — a figure job ads, which stop at gross, never give.
Against the Quebec median salary
This job's median is $3,055 a year below the $52,000 gross benchmark. In net terms the gap narrows to $2,088, since deductions weigh proportionally less at lower salaries. See the full breakdown at $50,000 .
Median net pay, period by period
At the median of $48,945 gross, here is what each pay period comes to.
| Period | Gross | Estimated net |
|---|---|---|
| Year | $48,945 | $38,569 |
| Month | $4,079 | $3,214 |
| Biweekly | $1,883 | $1,483 |
| Week | $941 | $742 |
| Day | $188 | $148 |
| Hour | $25.10 | $19.78 |
Where this job’s median falls in the tax scales
The two scales do not step at the same amounts. Depending on the job, the median sits just below a step or just above it — which changes what the next raise is worth.
| Scale | Bracket rate | Next bracket |
|---|---|---|
| Federal tax | 14.0% | $9,578 away from the 20.5% bracket |
| Quebec tax | 14.0% | $5,400 away from the 19.0% bracket |
Contributions capped at this salary level
Past the ceiling, a raise no longer costs that contribution. Jobs whose median already exceeds the ceilings no longer have the same room as those far below them.
| Contribution | Earnings ceiling | At this job’s median |
|---|---|---|
| QPP (Quebec Pension Plan) | $85,000 | not yet capped ($36,055 to go) |
| Employment Insurance | $68,900 | not yet capped ($19,955 to go) |
| QPIP (parental insurance) | $103,000 | not yet capped ($54,055 to go) |
What a $1,000 raise leaves
At $48,945 gross, a $1,000 raise leaves $683 net: $317 goes to tax and contributions, an effective marginal rate of 31.7%. The tax-only marginal rate is 25.7% — the gap is contributions.
Against the other jobs we track
On net pay, this job ranks 11 / 12 among the jobs tracked on Salarium. The best paid of the group leaves $157,912 net a year, the lowest $37,103.
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Method: 2026 federal and provincial brackets, 16.5% Quebec abatement on federal tax, two-tier QPP (6.30% up to $74,600, then 4% up to $85,000), QPIP (0.430%) and EI at the reduced Quebec rate (1.30%). Applied: the basic personal amounts ($16,452 federal, phased down above $181,440; $18,952 Quebec), the Canada employment amount ($1,501) and the Quebec deduction for workers (6% of work income, up to $1,450). Marital status, dependants and other credits are not considered: an estimate, not tax advice.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a care aide earn in Quebec after tax?
At the median of $48,945 gross a year, about $38,569 is left net — $3,214 a month. The average deduction rate is 21.2%.
What is the salary range for a care aide in Quebec?
Guichet-Emplois (gouvernement du Canada) publishes a range of $20.00 to $27.92 an hour (2023-2024), i.e. $39,000 to $54,444 gross a year. Net: $31,773 to $42,327.
Source of the range
Range published by Guichet-Emplois (gouvernement du Canada) for the occupation “Care aide” (NOC 33102) in Quebec, reference period 2023-2024, from the Labour Force Survey, Statistics Canada. Net pay is not published data: it is computed by Salarium from that gross figure, using 2026 rates.