Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 7 580
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 21.79
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 75.80
Total tax
- R 97.59
Net pay
* R 7 482
Marginal tax rate
3.6%
Average tax rate
1.3%
98.7%
Net pay
1.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 7 482
Net pay
R 152
Tax the employer pays
R 97.59
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 249
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 152 to pay you R 7 580. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.3% tax rate now rises to 3.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 90 960 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 171. That means that your net pay will be R 89 789 per year, or R 7 482 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.3% and your marginal tax rate is 3.6%. 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 3.63, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 96.37.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 964 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 819 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 90 960
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 90 960
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 90 960
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 90 960
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 90 960
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 85 184
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 84 284
7.3%
7
Italy
ZAR 82 601
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 82 137
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 80 954
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 80 909
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 79 135
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 74 132
18.5%
13
Sweden
ZAR 73 910
18.7%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 73 223
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 71 425
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 71 086
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 67 720
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 62 990
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 61 853
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 60 104
33.9%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 57 233
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 53 212
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 83 082
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 74 251
18.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 90 960
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 90 960
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 88 160
3.1%
3
Thailand
ZAR 86 070
5.4%
4
Philippines
ZAR 85 161
6.4%
5
Singapore
ZAR 85 094
6.5%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 82 909
8.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 81 740
10.1%
8
South Korea
ZAR 80 707
11.3%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 80 200
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 80 145
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 80 045
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 75 387
17.1%
13
Japan
ZAR 73 913
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 72 040
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 68 379
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
ZAR 89 508
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 83 729
8.0%
2
Brazil
ZAR 82 499
9.3%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 82 364
9.5%
4
Guatemala
ZAR 82 238
9.6%
5
Mexico
ZAR 81 796
10.1%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 81 409
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 80 954
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 79 590
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 74 951
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 72 677
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 59 077
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 89 789
1.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 81 746
10.1%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 75 001
17.5%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 74 340
18.3%
4
Kenya
ZAR 73 392
19.3%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 72 856
19.9%
6
Ghana
ZAR 69 205
23.9%
7
Angola
ZAR 68 694
24.5%
8
Zambia
ZAR 66 388
27.0%
9
Senegal
ZAR 64 560
29.0%
10
Uganda
ZAR 64 423
29.2%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 64 111
29.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 86 412
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 86 412
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 84 637
7.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 83 683
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 83 683
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 80 955
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 78 999
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 71 690
21.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 71 631
21.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 56 391
38.0%
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.