Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 591 696
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 251 142
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 251 319
Net pay
* R 340 377
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
42.5%
57.5%
Net pay
42.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 340 377
Net pay
R 6 094
Tax the employer pays
R 251 319
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 257 413
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 6 094 to pay you R 591 696. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.35 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.5% tax rate now rises to 43.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 7 100 352 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 3 015 831. That means that your net pay will be R 4 084 521 per year, or R 340 377 per month. Your average tax rate is 42.5% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 4 359 604
38.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 3 721 414
47.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 6 267 628
11.7%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 5 952 504
16.2%
2
Singapore
ZAR 5 692 819
19.8%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 4 866 881
31.5%
4
Thailand
ZAR 4 863 958
31.5%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 4 714 867
33.6%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 4 695 866
33.9%
7
Vietnam
ZAR 4 644 831
34.6%
8
Philippines
ZAR 4 535 076
36.1%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 4 523 344
36.3%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 4 517 889
36.4%
11
China
ZAR 4 417 703
37.8%
12
Japan
ZAR 4 303 345
39.4%
13
South Korea
ZAR 4 253 532
40.1%
14
Australia
ZAR 4 109 885
42.1%
15
India
ZAR 3 531 347
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 6 298 389
11.3%
1
Brazil
ZAR 5 157 879
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 4 970 488
30.0%
3
Panama
ZAR 4 859 445
31.6%
4
Uruguay
ZAR 4 804 732
32.3%
5
Colombia
ZAR 4 756 326
33.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 4 702 214
33.8%
7
Chile
ZAR 4 700 204
33.8%
8
Puerto Rico
ZAR 4 692 963
33.9%
9
Argentina
ZAR 4 615 103
35.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 4 491 110
36.8%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 4 296 552
39.5%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 5 168 629
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 4 979 378
29.9%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 4 831 899
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 4 823 268
32.1%
4
Ghana
ZAR 4 714 860
33.6%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 4 655 088
34.4%
6
Zambia
ZAR 4 371 980
38.4%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 4 345 262
38.8%
8
Morocco
ZAR 4 343 455
38.8%
9
Senegal
ZAR 4 280 828
39.7%
10
South Africa
ZAR 4 084 521
42.5%
11
Uganda
ZAR 3 969 587
44.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 6 909 048
2.7%
1
Bahrain
ZAR 6 868 328
3.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 6 840 691
3.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 6 745 334
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 6 745 334
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 6 532 324
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 5 330 244
24.9%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 5 328 675
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 4 138 770
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 3 991 768
43.8%
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.