Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 62 262
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 16 296
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 16 473
Net pay
* R 45 789
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
26.5%
73.5%
Net pay
26.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 45 789
Net pay
R 800
Tax the employer pays
R 16 473
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 17 273
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 800 to pay you R 62 262. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.77 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.5% tax rate now rises to 27.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 747 144 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 197 675. That means that your net pay will be R 549 469 per year, or R 45 789 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.5% 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 650 015
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 643 997
13.8%
2
Hungary
ZAR 608 922
18.5%
3
Ireland
ZAR 603 510
19.2%
4
Ukraine
ZAR 601 451
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 595 569
20.3%
6
France
ZAR 589 605
21.1%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 576 219
22.9%
8
Norway
ZAR 568 943
23.9%
9
Spain
ZAR 555 758
25.6%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 552 056
26.1%
11
Austria
ZAR 531 733
28.8%
12
Sweden
ZAR 527 762
29.4%
13
Greece
ZAR 504 706
32.5%
14
Denmark
ZAR 503 421
32.6%
15
Germany
ZAR 488 885
34.6%
16
Poland
ZAR 482 349
35.4%
17
Netherlands
ZAR 470 176
37.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 460 502
38.4%
19
Italy
ZAR 459 849
38.5%
20
Portugal
ZAR 442 772
40.7%
21
Romania
ZAR 437 079
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 372 760
50.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 595 695
20.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 539 170
27.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 681 174
8.8%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 656 960
12.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 626 933
16.1%
3
South Korea
ZAR 607 747
18.7%
4
Australia
ZAR 602 054
19.4%
5
Kazakhstan
ZAR 600 468
19.6%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 587 590
21.4%
7
Singapore
ZAR 575 884
22.9%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 571 241
23.5%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 565 482
24.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 560 300
25.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 550 928
26.3%
12
Philippines
ZAR 540 142
27.7%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 517 869
30.7%
14
China
ZAR 492 891
34.0%
15
India
ZAR 466 118
37.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 675 143
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 636 743
14.8%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 631 641
15.5%
3
Chile
ZAR 611 514
18.2%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 611 265
18.2%
5
Panama
ZAR 594 979
20.4%
6
Colombia
ZAR 583 435
21.9%
7
Peru
ZAR 562 447
24.7%
8
Mexico
ZAR 553 301
25.9%
9
Brazil
ZAR 551 803
26.2%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 519 306
30.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 485 518
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 549 469
26.5%
1
Angola
ZAR 546 670
26.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 532 133
28.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 525 503
29.7%
4
Ghana
ZAR 512 213
31.4%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 510 447
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 501 099
32.9%
7
Morocco
ZAR 493 488
34.0%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 477 111
36.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 475 322
36.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 468 903
37.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 464 757
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 709 787
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 709 787
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 687 372
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 687 373
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 672 430
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 664 958
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 597 739
20.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 565 338
24.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 563 769
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 438 598
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.