Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 18 195
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 906
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 083
Net pay
* R 16 112
Marginal tax rate
18.4%
Average tax rate
11.4%
88.6%
Net pay
11.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 16 112
Net pay
R 359
Tax the employer pays
R 2 083
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 441
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 359 to pay you R 18 195. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.34 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.4% tax rate now rises to 13.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 218 340 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 24 995. That means that your net pay will be R 193 345 per year, or R 16 112 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.5% and your marginal tax rate is 18.4%. 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 18.38, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.62.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 816 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 081 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 218 340
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 218 340
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 204 475
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 203 002
7.0%
4
France
ZAR 196 707
9.9%
5
Norway
ZAR 195 876
10.3%
6
Italy
ZAR 194 846
10.8%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 192 575
11.8%
8
Russia
ZAR 189 956
13.0%
9
Austria
ZAR 185 639
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 184 905
15.3%
11
Hungary
ZAR 177 947
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 175 764
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 175 382
19.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 170 348
22.0%
15
Sweden
ZAR 169 394
22.4%
16
Poland
ZAR 161 884
25.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 155 029
29.0%
18
Finland
ZAR 151 200
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 148 471
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 145 804
33.2%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 137 401
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 127 729
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 196 563
10.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 166 416
23.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 201 094
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 198 096
9.3%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 197 516
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 197 404
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 195 414
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 194 163
11.1%
6
Mexico
ZAR 181 288
17.0%
7
Chile
ZAR 179 738
17.7%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 174 454
20.1%
9
Brazil
ZAR 173 352
20.6%
10
Peru
ZAR 170 912
21.7%
11
Argentina
ZAR 141 796
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 193 345
11.5%
1
Morocco
ZAR 168 250
22.9%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 167 145
23.5%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 163 177
25.3%
4
Kenya
ZAR 161 970
25.8%
5
Angola
ZAR 161 940
25.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 159 485
27.0%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 156 326
28.4%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 150 755
31.0%
9
Uganda
ZAR 147 220
32.6%
10
Senegal
ZAR 146 498
32.9%
11
Zambia
ZAR 139 542
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 207 423
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 207 423
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 200 873
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 200 873
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 196 506
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 194 323
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 189 628
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 168 735
22.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 167 166
23.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 123 618
43.4%
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.