Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 2 000
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 20
Total tax
- R 20
Net pay
* R 1 980
Marginal tax rate
1.0%
Average tax rate
1.0%
99.0%
Net pay
1.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
Summary
If you make R 24 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 240. That means that your net pay will be R 23 760 per year, or R 1 980 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 24 000
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 24 000
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 24 000
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 24 000
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 24 000
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 23 972
0.1%
6
Spain
ZAR 22 476
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 21 877
8.9%
8
Italy
ZAR 21 794
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 21 672
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 21 360
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 21 348
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 20 880
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 19 560
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 19 320
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 18 846
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 18 756
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 17 868
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 16 620
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 16 320
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 15 101
37.1%
21
Denmark
ZAR 15 054
37.3%
22
Romania
ZAR 14 040
41.5%
23
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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.