Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 67 136
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 18 197
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 18 374
Net pay
* R 48 762
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
27.4%
72.6%
Net pay
27.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 48 762
Net pay
R 848
Tax the employer pays
R 18 374
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 19 222
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 848 to pay you R 67 136. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.86 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
28.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.4% tax rate now rises to 28.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 805 632 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 220 485. That means that your net pay will be R 585 147 per year, or R 48 762 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.4% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 638 969
20.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 577 287
28.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 727 052
9.8%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 682 569
15.3%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 676 135
16.1%
3
Chile
ZAR 662 357
17.8%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 653 634
18.9%
5
Panama
ZAR 639 225
20.7%
6
Colombia
ZAR 623 551
22.6%
7
Peru
ZAR 604 924
24.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 594 207
26.2%
9
Mexico
ZAR 592 606
26.4%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 554 822
31.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 523 535
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 765 350
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 765 350
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 741 182
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 741 181
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 725 069
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 717 013
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 638 915
20.7%
7
Egypt
ZAR 609 204
24.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 607 635
24.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 472 662
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.