Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 15 656
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 449
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 157
Total tax
- R 1 606
Net pay
* R 14 050
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
10.3%
89.7%
Net pay
10.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 14 050
Net pay
R 313
Tax the employer pays
R 1 606
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 919
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 313 to pay you R 15 656. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.23 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.3% tax rate now rises to 12.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 187 872 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 19 271. That means that your net pay will be R 168 601 per year, or R 14 050 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.3% 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 187 872
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 187 872
0.0%
2
Italy
ZAR 176 299
6.2%
3
Spain
ZAR 175 942
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 174 605
7.1%
5
Norway
ZAR 171 465
8.7%
6
France
ZAR 169 648
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 166 347
11.5%
8
Russia
ZAR 163 449
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 162 358
13.6%
10
Austria
ZAR 159 734
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 153 116
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 151 237
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 150 908
19.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 146 824
21.9%
15
Sweden
ZAR 146 761
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 142 429
24.2%
17
Portugal
ZAR 135 599
27.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 130 101
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 127 753
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 125 305
33.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 118 225
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 109 905
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 169 808
9.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 143 830
23.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 187 872
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 187 872
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 176 560
6.0%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 171 243
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 170 554
9.2%
5
South Korea
ZAR 165 325
12.0%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 165 231
12.1%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 162 909
13.3%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 161 644
14.0%
9
Philippines
ZAR 159 062
15.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 152 662
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 150 356
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 148 795
20.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 148 626
20.9%
14
India
ZAR 145 729
22.4%
15
China
ZAR 133 737
28.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 173 012
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 172 842
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 170 118
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 169 858
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 168 145
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 167 206
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 158 174
15.8%
7
Chile
ZAR 154 807
17.6%
8
Brazil
ZAR 153 958
18.1%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 150 110
20.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 147 985
21.2%
11
Argentina
ZAR 121 991
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 168 601
10.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 148 595
20.9%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 145 208
22.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 142 190
24.3%
4
Kenya
ZAR 140 642
25.1%
5
Angola
ZAR 139 721
25.6%
6
Cameroon
ZAR 138 563
26.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 137 891
26.6%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 130 031
30.8%
9
Uganda
ZAR 127 416
32.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 126 870
32.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 121 152
35.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 178 478
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 178 478
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 172 842
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 172 842
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 169 085
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 167 206
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 163 167
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 145 884
22.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 144 315
23.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 108 311
42.4%
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.