Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 59 440
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 15 195
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 15 372
Net pay
* R 44 068
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
25.9%
74.1%
Net pay
25.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 44 068
Net pay
R 772
Tax the employer pays
R 15 372
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 16 144
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 772 to pay you R 59 440. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.72 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
26.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 25.9% tax rate now rises to 26.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 713 280 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 184 468. That means that your net pay will be R 528 812 per year, or R 44 068 per month. Your average tax rate is 25.9% and your marginal tax rate is 39.0%. 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 39, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 61.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 610 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 050 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 620 554
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 617 812
13.4%
2
Ireland
ZAR 583 632
18.2%
3
Hungary
ZAR 581 323
18.5%
4
Ukraine
ZAR 574 190
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 572 965
19.7%
6
France
ZAR 568 169
20.3%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 551 160
22.7%
8
Norway
ZAR 546 593
23.4%
9
Spain
ZAR 533 865
25.2%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 533 380
25.2%
11
Austria
ZAR 511 922
28.2%
12
Sweden
ZAR 504 056
29.3%
13
Greece
ZAR 486 094
31.9%
14
Denmark
ZAR 480 638
32.6%
15
Germany
ZAR 470 964
34.0%
16
Poland
ZAR 464 886
34.8%
17
Netherlands
ZAR 448 862
37.1%
18
Italy
ZAR 446 687
37.4%
19
Finland
ZAR 443 292
37.9%
20
Portugal
ZAR 426 806
40.2%
21
Romania
ZAR 417 269
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 358 809
49.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 570 639
20.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 517 318
27.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 653 429
8.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 629 609
11.7%
2
Thailand
ZAR 601 535
15.7%
3
South Korea
ZAR 581 828
18.4%
4
Australia
ZAR 579 873
18.7%
5
Kazakhstan
ZAR 573 038
19.7%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 564 358
20.9%
7
Singapore
ZAR 551 148
22.7%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 548 247
23.1%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 542 623
23.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 537 223
24.7%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 529 102
25.8%
12
Philippines
ZAR 518 017
27.4%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 496 866
30.3%
14
China
ZAR 471 895
33.8%
15
India
ZAR 446 883
37.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 644 743
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 610 211
14.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 605 879
15.1%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 586 734
17.7%
4
Chile
ZAR 580 546
18.6%
5
Panama
ZAR 569 361
20.2%
6
Colombia
ZAR 559 736
21.5%
7
Peru
ZAR 537 854
24.6%
8
Mexico
ZAR 530 536
25.6%
9
Brazil
ZAR 527 251
26.1%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 498 743
30.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 463 507
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 528 812
25.9%
1
Angola
ZAR 522 034
26.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 508 428
28.7%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 503 491
29.4%
4
Ghana
ZAR 489 812
31.3%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 487 413
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 480 127
32.7%
7
Morocco
ZAR 472 966
33.7%
8
Uganda
ZAR 456 697
36.0%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 456 493
36.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 448 585
37.1%
11
Zambia
ZAR 443 930
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 677 616
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 677 616
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 656 218
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 656 218
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 641 952
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 634 819
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 573 899
19.5%
7
Egypt
ZAR 539 940
24.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 538 371
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 418 875
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.