Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 1 656
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 16.56
Total tax
- R 16.56
Net pay
* R 1 639
Marginal tax rate
1.0%
Average tax rate
1.0%
99.0%
Net pay
1.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 1 639
Net pay
R 33.12
Tax the employer pays
R 16.56
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 49.68
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 33.12 to pay you R 1 656. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 2.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 19 872 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 199. That means that your net pay will be R 19 673 per year, or R 1 639 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.0% and your marginal tax rate is 1.0%. 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 1, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 99.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 990 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 950 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 18 610
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 18 046
9.2%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 18 025
9.3%
9
France
ZAR 17 944
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 17 686
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 17 676
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 17 289
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 16 196
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 15 997
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 15 604
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 15 530
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 14 795
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 13 761
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 13 513
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 12 500
37.1%
21
Denmark
ZAR 12 277
38.2%
22
Romania
ZAR 11 625
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 18 849
5.2%
1
USA
ZAR 18 151
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 19 677
1.0%
4
Thailand
ZAR 18 878
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 18 324
7.8%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 18 186
8.5%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 18 113
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 17 748
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 17 509
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 17 487
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 17 439
12.2%
12
China
ZAR 17 252
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 16 896
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 16 148
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 15 739
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 19 400
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 18 382
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 18 292
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 18 282
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 17 994
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 17 967
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 17 785
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 17 686
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 17 388
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 16 494
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 16 375
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 16 275
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 19 872
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 18 878
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 18 878
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 18 282
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 18 282
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 17 686
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 17 259
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 17 242
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 16 803
15.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 16 587
16.5%
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.