Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 85
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 0.85
Total tax
- R 0.85
Net pay
* R 84.15
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 84.15
Net pay
R 1.70
Tax the employer pays
R 0.85
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2.55
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1.70 to pay you R 85. 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 1 020 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 10.20. That means that your net pay will be R 1 010 per year, or R 84.15 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 1 004
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 932
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 1 020
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 1 020
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 020
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 969
5.0%
4
Indonesia
ZAR 930
8.8%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 930
8.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 911
10.7%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 899
11.9%
8
India
ZAR 898
12.0%
9
China
ZAR 886
13.2%
10
Vietnam
ZAR 867
15.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 836
18.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 829
18.7%
13
Pakistan
ZAR 825
19.1%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 808
20.8%
15
Philippines
ZAR 418
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 996
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 943
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 939
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 938
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 924
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 922
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 913
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 908
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 892
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 847
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 840
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 835
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 1 020
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 020
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 969
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 969
5.0%
4
Lebanon
ZAR 949
7.0%
5
Bahrain
ZAR 938
8.0%
6
Oman
ZAR 938
8.0%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 908
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 886
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 859
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.