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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
ZAR 326 022
1.2%
1
United Kingdom
ZAR 317 046
3.9%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 304 668
7.6%
3
Russia
ZAR 286 996
13.0%
4
France
ZAR 286 817
13.1%
5
Norway
ZAR 284 858
13.7%
6
Spain
ZAR 281 276
14.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 279 623
15.2%
8
Austria
ZAR 278 759
15.5%
9
Hungary
ZAR 268 852
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 267 444
18.9%
11
Ukraine
ZAR 265 553
19.5%
12
Italy
ZAR 261 062
20.9%
13
Germany
ZAR 257 035
22.1%
14
Greece
ZAR 245 927
25.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 244 320
25.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 233 107
29.3%
17
Portugal
ZAR 222 511
32.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 221 421
32.9%
19
Denmark
ZAR 220 846
33.1%
20
Belgium
ZAR 214 770
34.9%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 207 590
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 192 980
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 284 738
13.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 245 219
25.7%
2
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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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 298 249
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 296 871
10.0%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 295 243
10.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 292 077
11.5%
4
Colombia
ZAR 287 264
12.9%
5
Panama
ZAR 279 319
15.3%
6
Chile
ZAR 267 970
18.8%
7
Mexico
ZAR 264 961
19.7%
8
Peru
ZAR 254 846
22.8%
9
Brazil
ZAR 249 286
24.4%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 248 660
24.6%
11
Argentina
ZAR 214 297
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 276 491
16.2%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 247 454
25.0%
2
Angola
ZAR 243 110
26.3%
3
Kenya
ZAR 240 048
27.2%
4
Morocco
ZAR 239 850
27.3%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 236 648
28.3%
6
Ghana
ZAR 236 193
28.4%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 226 624
31.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 223 060
32.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 219 721
33.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 216 945
34.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 208 139
36.9%
12
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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.