Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 66 850
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 18 085
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 18 262
Net pay
* R 48 588
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
27.3%
72.7%
Net pay
27.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 48 588
Net pay
R 846
Tax the employer pays
R 18 262
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 19 108
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 846 to pay you R 66 850. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.86 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.3% tax rate now rises to 28.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 802 200 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 219 146. That means that your net pay will be R 583 054 per year, or R 48 588 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.3% 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 697 914
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 686 555
14.4%
2
Hungary
ZAR 653 793
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 645 771
19.5%
4
Ireland
ZAR 633 350
21.1%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 632 319
21.2%
6
France
ZAR 624 456
22.2%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 616 961
23.1%
8
Norway
ZAR 605 280
24.6%
9
Spain
ZAR 589 342
26.5%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 580 471
27.6%
11
Sweden
ZAR 566 099
29.4%
12
Austria
ZAR 563 647
29.7%
13
Denmark
ZAR 540 462
32.6%
14
Greece
ZAR 534 967
33.3%
15
Germany
ZAR 517 482
35.5%
16
Poland
ZAR 511 463
36.2%
17
Netherlands
ZAR 504 828
37.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 488 481
39.1%
19
Italy
ZAR 483 964
39.7%
20
Romania
ZAR 469 287
41.5%
21
Portugal
ZAR 467 645
41.7%
22
Belgium
ZAR 395 431
50.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 636 430
20.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 575 029
28.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 725 961
9.5%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 700 151
12.7%
2
Thailand
ZAR 668 225
16.7%
3
South Korea
ZAR 649 895
19.0%
4
Kazakhstan
ZAR 645 063
19.6%
5
Australia
ZAR 638 115
20.5%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 623 855
22.2%
7
Singapore
ZAR 615 987
23.2%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 608 624
24.1%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 602 022
25.0%
10
Japan
ZAR 597 817
25.5%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 586 695
26.9%
12
Philippines
ZAR 576 111
28.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 552 050
31.2%
14
China
ZAR 527 025
34.3%
15
India
ZAR 497 390
38.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 724 015
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 679 880
15.3%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 673 524
16.0%
3
Chile
ZAR 659 396
17.8%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 651 148
18.8%
5
Panama
ZAR 636 629
20.6%
6
Colombia
ZAR 621 257
22.6%
7
Peru
ZAR 602 432
24.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 591 718
26.2%
9
Mexico
ZAR 590 312
26.4%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 552 738
31.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 521 305
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 586 723
26.9%
1
South Africa
ZAR 583 054
27.3%
2
Kenya
ZAR 570 672
28.9%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 561 290
30.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 548 633
31.6%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 547 896
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 535 197
33.3%
7
Morocco
ZAR 526 851
34.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 510 632
36.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 505 603
37.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 501 937
37.4%
11
Zambia
ZAR 498 616
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 762 090
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 762 090
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 738 024
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 738 024
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 721 980
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 713 958
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 636 499
20.7%
7
Egypt
ZAR 606 630
24.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 605 061
24.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 470 663
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.