Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 56 160
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 13 921
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 14 098
Net pay
* R 42 062
Marginal tax rate
38.7%
Average tax rate
25.1%
74.9%
Net pay
25.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 42 062
Net pay
R 739
Tax the employer pays
R 14 098
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 14 836
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 739 to pay you R 56 160. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.64 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.1% tax rate now rises to 26.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 673 920 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 169 173. That means that your net pay will be R 504 747 per year, or R 42 062 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.1% and your marginal tax rate is 38.7%. 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 38.72, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 61.28.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 613 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 064 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 541 517
19.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 491 836
27.0%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 640 224
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 640 224
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 620 006
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 620 007
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 606 528
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 599 789
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 546 190
19.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 510 420
24.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 508 851
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 395 951
41.3%
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.