Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 8 948
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 242
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 89.48
Total tax
- R 331
Net pay
* R 8 617
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
3.7%
96.3%
Net pay
3.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 8 617
Net pay
R 179
Tax the employer pays
R 331
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 510
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 179 to pay you R 8 948. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.57 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.7% tax rate now rises to 5.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 107 376 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 3 976. That means that your net pay will be R 103 400 per year, or R 8 617 per month. Your average tax rate is 3.7% and your marginal tax rate is 19.0%. 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 19, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 810 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 050 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 107 376
0.0%
1
Austria
ZAR 107 376
0.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 107 376
0.0%
3
Norway
ZAR 106 449
0.9%
4
Spain
ZAR 100 558
6.4%
5
Switzerland
ZAR 99 583
7.3%
6
Italy
ZAR 97 508
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 96 960
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 95 565
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 95 511
11.1%
10
Germany
ZAR 93 913
12.5%
11
Russia
ZAR 93 417
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 87 511
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 86 438
19.5%
14
Sweden
ZAR 86 236
19.7%
15
Poland
ZAR 84 316
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 83 915
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 79 941
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 74 358
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 73 016
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 71 148
33.7%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 67 570
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 62 815
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 98 076
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 85 651
20.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 107 376
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 107 376
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 102 524
4.5%
3
Thailand
ZAR 101 462
5.5%
4
Philippines
ZAR 98 113
8.6%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 97 872
8.9%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 95 275
11.3%
7
South Korea
ZAR 95 043
11.5%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 94 738
11.8%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 94 609
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 93 017
13.4%
11
Singapore
ZAR 91 548
14.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 88 100
18.0%
13
Japan
ZAR 87 252
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 85 042
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 80 720
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 98 840
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 98 786
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 97 229
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 97 080
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 96 102
10.5%
5
Brazil
ZAR 95 953
10.6%
6
Mexico
ZAR 95 708
10.9%
7
Panama
ZAR 95 565
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 93 954
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 88 478
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 85 793
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 69 669
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 103 400
3.7%
1
Morocco
ZAR 94 656
11.9%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 86 701
19.3%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 86 236
19.7%
4
Mozambique
ZAR 85 496
20.4%
5
Kenya
ZAR 84 808
21.0%
6
Ghana
ZAR 80 840
24.7%
7
Angola
ZAR 80 770
24.8%
8
Zambia
ZAR 75 663
29.5%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 75 277
29.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 75 132
30.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 75 093
30.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 102 007
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 102 007
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 98 786
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 98 786
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 96 638
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 95 565
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 93 256
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 84 412
21.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 83 943
21.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 65 952
38.6%
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.