Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 87 690
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 26 604
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 26 781
Net pay
* R 60 909
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
30.5%
69.5%
Net pay
30.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 60 909
Net pay
R 1 054
Tax the employer pays
R 26 781
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 27 835
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 054 to pay you R 87 690. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.17 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.5% tax rate now rises to 31.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 052 280 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 321 371. That means that your net pay will be R 730 909 per year, or R 60 909 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.5% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 915 484
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 874 727
16.9%
2
Hungary
ZAR 857 608
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 847 085
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 802 020
23.8%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 799 248
24.1%
6
France
ZAR 782 756
25.6%
7
Norway
ZAR 769 573
26.9%
8
Ireland
ZAR 762 140
27.6%
9
Spain
ZAR 740 997
29.6%
10
Denmark
ZAR 706 484
32.9%
11
Sweden
ZAR 698 427
33.6%
12
Luxembourg
ZAR 697 508
33.7%
13
Austria
ZAR 696 855
33.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 662 209
37.1%
15
Greece
ZAR 661 545
37.1%
16
Poland
ZAR 655 395
37.7%
17
Germany
ZAR 641 513
39.0%
18
Romania
ZAR 615 584
41.5%
19
Finland
ZAR 609 796
42.1%
20
Italy
ZAR 600 897
42.9%
21
Portugal
ZAR 577 680
45.1%
22
Belgium
ZAR 492 998
53.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 815 089
22.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 746 400
29.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 932 604
11.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 896 336
14.8%
2
Thailand
ZAR 854 989
18.8%
3
Kazakhstan
ZAR 847 628
19.5%
4
South Korea
ZAR 830 992
21.0%
5
Singapore
ZAR 814 627
22.6%
6
Australia
ZAR 801 918
23.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 787 932
25.1%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 778 361
26.0%
9
Japan
ZAR 775 246
26.3%
10
Pakistan
ZAR 764 619
27.3%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 749 410
28.8%
12
China
ZAR 744 210
29.3%
13
Philippines
ZAR 739 497
29.7%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 713 584
32.2%
15
India
ZAR 634 609
39.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 945 356
10.2%
1
Chile
ZAR 871 932
17.1%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 863 073
18.0%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 849 483
19.3%
4
Panama
ZAR 821 725
21.9%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 817 521
22.3%
6
Colombia
ZAR 780 703
25.8%
7
Peru
ZAR 779 570
25.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 773 026
26.5%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 756 103
28.2%
10
Mexico
ZAR 754 596
28.3%
11
Argentina
ZAR 683 857
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 768 656
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 745 728
29.1%
2
South Africa
ZAR 730 909
30.5%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 723 841
31.2%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 718 001
31.8%
5
Ghana
ZAR 714 061
32.1%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 696 517
33.8%
7
Morocco
ZAR 678 396
35.5%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 662 893
37.0%
9
Zambia
ZAR 652 415
38.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 651 985
38.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 643 147
38.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 999 666
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 999 666
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 968 097
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 968 097
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 947 052
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 936 529
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 801 685
23.8%
7
Egypt
ZAR 794 190
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 792 621
24.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 616 312
41.4%
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.