Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 1 909
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 19.09
Total tax
- R 19.09
Net pay
* R 1 890
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 1 890
Net pay
R 38.18
Tax the employer pays
R 19.09
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 57.27
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 38.18 to pay you R 1 909. 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 22 908 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 229. That means that your net pay will be R 22 679 per year, or R 1 890 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 21 527
6.0%
1
USA
ZAR 20 924
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 22 364
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 21 190
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 21 087
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 21 075
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 20 743
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 20 711
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 20 503
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 20 388
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 20 045
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 19 014
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 18 876
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 18 762
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 22 908
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 21 763
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 21 763
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 21 076
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 21 075
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 20 388
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 19 896
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 19 695
14.0%
8
Egypt
ZAR 19 105
16.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 18 993
17.1%
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.