Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 20 496
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 454
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 631
Net pay
* R 17 865
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
12.8%
87.2%
Net pay
12.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 17 865
Net pay
R 382
Tax the employer pays
R 2 631
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 013
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 382 to pay you R 20 496. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.8% tax rate now rises to 14.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 245 952 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 31 568. That means that your net pay will be R 214 384 per year, or R 17 865 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.8% and your marginal tax rate is 26.0%. 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 26, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 74.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 740 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 700 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 245 952
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 245 952
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 230 334
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 228 736
7.0%
4
France
ZAR 219 339
10.8%
5
Norway
ZAR 217 998
11.4%
6
Luxembourg
ZAR 214 678
12.7%
7
Russia
ZAR 213 978
13.0%
8
Italy
ZAR 211 653
14.0%
9
Austria
ZAR 209 116
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 205 337
16.5%
11
Hungary
ZAR 200 451
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 197 991
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 197 561
19.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 189 707
22.9%
15
Sweden
ZAR 188 068
23.5%
16
Poland
ZAR 179 515
27.0%
17
Portugal
ZAR 171 734
30.2%
18
Finland
ZAR 170 322
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 167 247
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 164 380
33.2%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 154 765
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 143 882
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 219 623
10.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 186 885
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 239 754
2.5%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 233 654
5.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 228 719
7.0%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 224 183
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 216 407
12.0%
5
South Korea
ZAR 215 147
12.5%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 211 024
14.2%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 210 018
14.6%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 209 531
14.8%
9
Philippines
ZAR 202 077
17.8%
10
Japan
ZAR 199 772
18.8%
11
Singapore
ZAR 196 786
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 194 880
20.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 190 211
22.7%
14
India
ZAR 181 441
26.2%
15
China
ZAR 174 248
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 225 238
8.4%
1
Guatemala
ZAR 222 369
9.6%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 221 789
9.8%
3
Colombia
ZAR 221 664
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 220 127
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 215 827
12.3%
6
Mexico
ZAR 202 236
17.8%
7
Chile
ZAR 201 580
18.0%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 195 610
20.5%
9
Peru
ZAR 191 690
22.1%
10
Brazil
ZAR 190 568
22.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 159 743
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 214 384
12.8%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 187 026
24.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 186 062
24.4%
3
Angola
ZAR 182 053
26.0%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 181 404
26.2%
5
Kenya
ZAR 181 298
26.3%
6
Ghana
ZAR 179 055
27.2%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 172 424
29.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 169 537
31.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 165 168
32.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 164 218
33.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 156 524
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 233 654
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 233 654
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 226 276
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 226 276
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 221 357
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 218 897
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 213 609
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 189 444
23.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 187 875
23.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 135 880
44.8%
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.