Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 12 992
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 970
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 130
Total tax
- R 1 100
Net pay
* R 11 892
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
8.5%
91.5%
Net pay
8.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 892
Net pay
R 260
Tax the employer pays
R 1 100
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 360
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 260 to pay you R 12 992. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.05 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.5% tax rate now rises to 10.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 155 904 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 197. That means that your net pay will be R 142 707 per year, or R 11 892 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.5% 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 155 904
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 155 904
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 146 004
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 144 811
7.1%
4
Norway
ZAR 143 553
7.9%
5
Italy
ZAR 142 827
8.4%
6
France
ZAR 140 781
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 138 391
11.2%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 138 359
11.3%
9
Russia
ZAR 135 636
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 132 554
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 127 062
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 125 503
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 125 230
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 122 719
21.3%
15
Greece
ZAR 121 840
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 121 786
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 114 500
26.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 107 963
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 106 015
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 103 797
33.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 98 102
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 91 204
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 141 728
9.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 120 133
22.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 155 904
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 155 904
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 147 564
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 144 899
7.1%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 142 105
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 137 588
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 137 423
11.9%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 136 980
12.1%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 135 286
13.2%
9
Philippines
ZAR 135 087
13.4%
10
Japan
ZAR 126 685
18.7%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 125 017
19.8%
12
Singapore
ZAR 124 748
20.0%
13
India
ZAR 124 246
20.3%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 123 476
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 111 440
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 143 510
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 143 432
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 141 171
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 140 955
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 139 534
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 138 755
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 136 416
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 133 921
14.1%
8
Brazil
ZAR 132 409
15.1%
9
Chile
ZAR 128 465
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 124 567
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 101 212
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 142 707
8.5%
1
Morocco
ZAR 127 880
18.0%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 122 191
21.6%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 120 164
22.9%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 119 666
23.2%
5
Kenya
ZAR 118 442
24.0%
6
Angola
ZAR 116 309
25.4%
7
Ghana
ZAR 115 234
26.1%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 108 286
30.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 106 636
31.6%
10
Senegal
ZAR 106 090
32.0%
11
Zambia
ZAR 103 081
33.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 148 109
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 148 109
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 143 432
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 143 432
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 140 314
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 138 755
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 135 403
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 121 908
21.8%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 120 339
22.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 92 250
40.8%
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.