Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 30 855
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 5 234
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 5 411
Net pay
* R 25 444
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
17.5%
82.5%
Net pay
17.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 25 444
Net pay
R 486
Tax the employer pays
R 5 411
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 5 896
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 486 to pay you R 30 855. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.91 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.5% tax rate now rises to 18.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 370 260 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 64 929. That means that your net pay will be R 305 331 per year, or R 25 444 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.5% and your marginal tax rate is 30.5%. 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 30.48, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 69.52.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 695 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 476 of net incomes.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 350 842
5.2%
1
Thailand
ZAR 335 247
9.5%
2
Taiwan
ZAR 334 857
9.6%
3
Australia
ZAR 333 377
10.0%
4
South Korea
ZAR 315 864
14.7%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 310 844
16.1%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 309 505
16.4%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 304 704
17.7%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 302 786
18.2%
9
Japan
ZAR 296 351
20.0%
10
Kazakhstan
ZAR 295 192
20.3%
11
Singapore
ZAR 294 257
20.5%
12
Philippines
ZAR 288 960
22.0%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 276 328
25.4%
14
China
ZAR 260 953
29.5%
15
India
ZAR 252 048
31.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 334 758
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 331 335
10.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 331 231
10.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 324 737
12.3%
4
Colombia
ZAR 318 038
14.1%
5
Panama
ZAR 309 866
16.3%
6
Chile
ZAR 299 912
19.0%
7
Mexico
ZAR 294 723
20.4%
8
Peru
ZAR 285 232
23.0%
9
Brazil
ZAR 278 562
24.8%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 272 886
26.3%
11
Argentina
ZAR 240 544
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 351 747
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 351 747
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 340 639
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 340 639
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 333 234
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 329 532
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 321 137
13.3%
7
Egypt
ZAR 282 675
23.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 281 106
24.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 214 494
42.1%
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.