Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 308
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 3.08
Total tax
- R 3.08
Net pay
* R 305
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 305
Net pay
R 6.16
Tax the employer pays
R 3.08
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9.24
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 6.16 to pay you R 308. 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 3 696 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 36.96. That means that your net pay will be R 3 659 per year, or R 305 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 3 461
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 3 356
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 3 338
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 3 289
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 3 288
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 3 216
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 3 012
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 2 975
19.5%
14
Switzerland
ZAR 2 950
20.2%
15
Poland
ZAR 2 902
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 2 888
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 2 752
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 2 560
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 2 513
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 2 328
37.0%
21
Romania
ZAR 2 162
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 727
82.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 3 638
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 3 376
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 3 511
5.0%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 3 501
5.3%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 3 371
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 3 369
8.9%
7
South Korea
ZAR 3 301
10.7%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 3 257
11.9%
9
India
ZAR 3 252
12.0%
10
China
ZAR 3 209
13.2%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 3 173
14.2%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 3 143
15.0%
13
Philippines
ZAR 3 015
18.4%
14
Japan
ZAR 3 003
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 2 927
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 3 608
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 3 419
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 3 402
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 3 400
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 3 347
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 3 342
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 3 308
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 3 289
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 3 234
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 3 068
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 3 046
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 3 027
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 3 659
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 3 511
5.0%
2
Ghana
ZAR 3 493
5.5%
3
Zambia
ZAR 3 474
6.0%
4
Morocco
ZAR 3 447
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 3 419
7.5%
6
Senegal
ZAR 3 352
9.3%
7
Angola
ZAR 3 236
12.4%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 3 118
15.6%
9
Kenya
ZAR 3 089
16.4%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 3 064
17.1%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 3 056
17.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 3 696
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 3 511
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 3 511
5.0%
4
Bahrain
ZAR 3 400
8.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 3 400
8.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 3 381
8.5%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 3 289
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 3 210
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 3 114
15.8%
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.