Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 7 703
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 25.02
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 77.03
Total tax
- R 102
Net pay
* R 7 601
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 7 601
Net pay
R 154
Tax the employer pays
R 102
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 256
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 154 to pay you R 7 703. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.3% tax rate now rises to 3.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 92 436 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 225. That means that your net pay will be R 91 211 per year, or R 7 601 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 3.62, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 96.38.
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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 84 430
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 75 276
18.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 92 436
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 92 436
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 89 452
3.2%
3
Thailand
ZAR 87 423
5.4%
4
Philippines
ZAR 86 326
6.6%
5
Singapore
ZAR 85 702
7.3%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 84 254
8.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 82 957
10.3%
8
South Korea
ZAR 81 996
11.3%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 81 509
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 81 445
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 81 344
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 76 537
17.2%
13
Japan
ZAR 75 112
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 73 209
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 69 489
24.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 91 211
1.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 82 955
10.3%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 76 092
17.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 75 410
18.4%
4
Kenya
ZAR 74 425
19.5%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 73 992
20.0%
6
Ghana
ZAR 70 251
24.0%
7
Angola
ZAR 69 782
24.5%
8
Zambia
ZAR 67 222
27.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 65 511
29.1%
10
Uganda
ZAR 65 382
29.3%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 65 115
29.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 87 814
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 87 814
5.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 85 100
7.9%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 85 041
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 85 041
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 82 268
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 80 281
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 72 834
21.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 72 738
21.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 57 250
38.1%
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.