Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 4 668
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 46.68
Total tax
- R 46.68
Net pay
* R 4 621
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 4 621
Net pay
R 93.36
Tax the employer pays
R 46.68
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 140
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 93.36 to pay you R 4 668. 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 56 016 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 560. That means that your net pay will be R 55 456 per year, or R 4 621 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 51 164
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 48 839
12.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 54 419
2.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 57 360
7.3%
2
Brazil
ZAR 51 659
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 51 563
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 50 722
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 50 645
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 50 134
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 49 854
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 49 014
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 46 493
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 46 157
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 45 877
18.1%
12
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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.