Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 310
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 3.10
Total tax
- R 3.10
Net pay
* R 307
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 307
Net pay
R 6.20
Tax the employer pays
R 3.10
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9.30
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 6.20 to pay you R 310. 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 3 720 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 37.20. That means that your net pay will be R 3 683 per year, or R 307 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 3 661
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 3 398
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 3 720
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 3 720
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 3 720
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 3 534
5.0%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 3 525
5.2%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 3 393
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 3 391
8.9%
7
South Korea
ZAR 3 322
10.7%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 3 278
11.9%
9
India
ZAR 3 274
12.0%
10
China
ZAR 3 230
13.2%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 3 193
14.2%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 3 163
15.0%
13
Philippines
ZAR 3 039
18.3%
14
Japan
ZAR 3 023
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 2 946
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 3 683
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 3 534
5.0%
2
Ghana
ZAR 3 515
5.5%
3
Zambia
ZAR 3 497
6.0%
4
Morocco
ZAR 3 469
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 3 441
7.5%
6
Senegal
ZAR 3 374
9.3%
7
Angola
ZAR 3 256
12.5%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 3 139
15.6%
9
Kenya
ZAR 3 112
16.3%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 3 085
17.1%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 3 075
17.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 3 720
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 3 720
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 3 534
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 3 534
5.0%
4
Bahrain
ZAR 3 422
8.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 3 422
8.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 3 402
8.5%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 3 311
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 3 231
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 3 134
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.