Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 27 490
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 272
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 4 449
Net pay
* R 23 041
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
16.2%
83.8%
Net pay
16.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 23 041
Net pay
R 452
Tax the employer pays
R 4 449
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 901
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 452 to pay you R 27 490. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.78 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.2% tax rate now rises to 17.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 329 880 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 53 389. That means that your net pay will be R 276 491 per year, or R 23 041 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.2% 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.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 313 066
5.1%
1
Australia
ZAR 303 072
8.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 301 084
8.7%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 299 776
9.1%
4
South Korea
ZAR 284 291
13.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 279 353
15.3%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 278 092
15.7%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 275 328
16.5%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 274 742
16.7%
9
Japan
ZAR 265 304
19.6%
10
Singapore
ZAR 262 807
20.3%
11
Kazakhstan
ZAR 262 484
20.4%
12
Philippines
ZAR 261 468
20.7%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 249 223
24.5%
14
China
ZAR 232 788
29.4%
15
India
ZAR 229 112
30.6%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 313 386
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 313 386
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 303 489
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 303 490
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 296 892
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 293 593
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 286 497
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 252 390
23.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 250 821
24.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 188 957
42.7%
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.