Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 4 321
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 43.21
Total tax
- R 43.21
Net pay
* R 4 278
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 4 278
Net pay
R 86.42
Tax the employer pays
R 43.21
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 130
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 86.42 to pay you R 4 321. 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 51 852 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 519. That means that your net pay will be R 51 333 per year, or R 4 278 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 51 852
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 51 852
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 51 852
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 51 852
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 51 852
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 48 559
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 47 835
7.8%
7
Italy
ZAR 47 087
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 46 822
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 46 148
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 46 122
11.1%
11
Sweden
ZAR 46 119
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 45 111
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 42 259
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 41 741
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 40 716
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 40 523
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 38 604
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 35 908
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 35 259
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 33 792
34.8%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 32 621
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 30 333
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 47 361
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 45 557
12.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 51 852
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 51 852
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 51 852
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 51 335
1.0%
4
Thailand
ZAR 49 259
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 48 862
5.8%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 47 651
8.1%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 47 263
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 46 310
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 45 712
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 45 687
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 45 630
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 45 015
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 43 905
15.3%
14
Japan
ZAR 42 134
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 41 067
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 50 444
2.7%
1
Colombia
ZAR 53 442
7.2%
2
Brazil
ZAR 47 856
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 47 730
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 46 952
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 46 880
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 46 408
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 46 148
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 45 370
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 43 037
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 42 726
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 42 467
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 51 333
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 48 307
6.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 44 641
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 44 469
14.2%
4
Zambia
ZAR 43 964
15.2%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 43 748
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 42 743
17.6%
7
Ghana
ZAR 41 450
20.1%
8
Angola
ZAR 39 846
23.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 39 775
23.3%
10
Uganda
ZAR 39 084
24.6%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 37 510
27.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 51 852
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 49 259
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 49 259
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 47 704
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 47 704
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 46 149
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 45 033
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 42 300
18.4%
8
Egypt
ZAR 40 729
21.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 33 614
35.2%
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.