Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 57 091
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 14 281
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 14 458
Net pay
* R 42 633
Marginal tax rate
38.7%
Average tax rate
25.3%
74.7%
Net pay
25.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 42 633
Net pay
R 748
Tax the employer pays
R 14 458
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 15 206
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 748 to pay you R 57 091. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.66 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.3% tax rate now rises to 26.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 685 092 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 173 499. That means that your net pay will be R 511 593 per year, or R 42 633 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.3% 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 549 783
19.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 499 070
27.2%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 650 837
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 650 837
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 630 285
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 630 285
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 616 583
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 609 732
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 554 055
19.1%
7
Egypt
ZAR 518 799
24.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 517 230
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 402 458
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.