Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 2 417
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 24.17
Total tax
- R 24.17
Net pay
* R 2 393
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 2 393
Net pay
R 48.34
Tax the employer pays
R 24.17
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 72.51
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 48.34 to pay you R 2 417. 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 29 004 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 290. That means that your net pay will be R 28 714 per year, or R 2 393 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 26 762
7.7%
1
USA
ZAR 26 492
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 28 714
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 27 264
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 27 049
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 25 654
11.6%
4
Kenya
ZAR 25 331
12.7%
5
Uganda
ZAR 24 486
15.6%
6
Cameroon
ZAR 24 471
15.6%
7
Senegal
ZAR 24 287
16.3%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 24 225
16.5%
9
Ghana
ZAR 23 769
18.1%
10
Angola
ZAR 22 676
21.8%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 21 713
25.1%
12
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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.