Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 5 268
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 52.68
Total tax
- R 52.68
Net pay
* R 5 215
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 5 215
Net pay
R 105
Tax the employer pays
R 52.68
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 158
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 105 to pay you R 5 268. 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 63 216 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 632. That means that your net pay will be R 62 584 per year, or R 5 215 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 63 216
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 63 216
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 63 216
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 63 216
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 63 216
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 59 202
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 58 426
7.6%
7
Italy
ZAR 57 406
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 57 084
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 56 262
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 56 231
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 54 998
13.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 53 968
14.6%
13
Hungary
ZAR 51 521
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 50 889
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 49 640
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 49 404
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 47 064
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 43 777
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 42 987
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 41 438
34.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 39 769
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 36 981
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 57 741
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 54 514
13.8%
2
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.