Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 10 212
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 469
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 102
Total tax
- R 572
Net pay
* R 9 640
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
5.6%
94.4%
Net pay
5.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 640
Net pay
R 204
Tax the employer pays
R 572
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 776
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 204 to pay you R 10 212. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.76 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.6% tax rate now rises to 7.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 122 544 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6 858. That means that your net pay will be R 115 686 per year, or R 9 640 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.6% and your marginal tax rate is 19.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of R 100 in your salary will be taxed R 19, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 810 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 050 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 122 544
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 122 544
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 118 319
3.5%
3
Austria
ZAR 114 809
6.3%
4
Spain
ZAR 114 762
6.4%
5
Switzerland
ZAR 113 720
7.2%
6
Italy
ZAR 111 282
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 110 657
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 109 064
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 108 997
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 106 613
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 99 873
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 98 648
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 98 433
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 97 649
20.3%
15
Poland
ZAR 96 226
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 95 769
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 90 988
25.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 84 862
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 83 330
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 81 353
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 77 119
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 71 688
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 111 984
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 96 185
21.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 122 544
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 122 544
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 115 872
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 115 796
5.5%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 111 698
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 110 081
10.2%
6
South Korea
ZAR 108 290
11.6%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 108 133
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 107 973
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 107 781
12.1%
10
India
ZAR 101 828
16.9%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 99 639
18.7%
12
Japan
ZAR 99 578
18.7%
13
Singapore
ZAR 98 044
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 97 055
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 89 527
26.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 112 802
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 112 740
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 110 964
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 110 794
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 109 677
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 109 064
11.0%
6
Brazil
ZAR 107 939
11.9%
7
Mexico
ZAR 107 928
11.9%
8
Peru
ZAR 107 226
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 100 976
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 97 913
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 79 528
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 115 686
5.6%
1
Morocco
ZAR 105 363
14.0%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 97 175
20.7%
3
Cameroon
ZAR 97 126
20.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 97 090
20.8%
5
Kenya
ZAR 95 284
22.3%
6
Angola
ZAR 91 878
25.0%
7
Ghana
ZAR 91 590
25.3%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 85 594
30.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 84 952
30.7%
10
Senegal
ZAR 84 591
31.0%
11
Zambia
ZAR 84 233
31.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 116 417
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 116 417
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 112 741
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 112 740
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 110 290
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 109 064
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 106 429
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 96 168
21.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 95 319
22.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 74 786
39.0%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the tables of South Africa, 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.