Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 76
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 0.76
Total tax
- R 0.76
Net pay
* R 75.24
Marginal tax rate
1.0%
Average tax rate
1.0%
99.0%
Net pay
1.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 75.24
Net pay
R 1.52
Tax the employer pays
R 0.76
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2.28
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1.52 to pay you R 76. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 2.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 912 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9.12. That means that your net pay will be R 903 per year, or R 75.24 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.0% and your marginal tax rate is 1.0%. 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 1, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 99.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 990 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 950 of net incomes.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 898
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 833
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 912
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 912
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 912
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 866
5.0%
4
Indonesia
ZAR 832
8.8%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 831
8.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 815
10.7%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 804
11.9%
8
India
ZAR 803
12.0%
9
China
ZAR 792
13.2%
10
Vietnam
ZAR 775
15.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 754
17.3%
12
Japan
ZAR 741
18.7%
13
Kazakhstan
ZAR 722
20.8%
14
Pakistan
ZAR 717
21.4%
15
Philippines
ZAR 373
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 890
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 844
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 839
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 839
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 826
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 825
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 816
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 812
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 798
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 757
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 751
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 747
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 903
1.0%
1
Angola
ZAR 885
3.0%
2
Uganda
ZAR 866
5.0%
3
Ghana
ZAR 862
5.5%
4
Zambia
ZAR 857
6.0%
5
Morocco
ZAR 851
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 844
7.5%
7
Senegal
ZAR 807
11.5%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 769
15.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 759
16.8%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 642
29.6%
11
Kenya
ZAR 324
64.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 912
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 912
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 866
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 866
5.0%
4
Lebanon
ZAR 848
7.0%
5
Bahrain
ZAR 839
8.0%
6
Oman
ZAR 839
8.0%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 812
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 792
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 768
15.8%
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.