Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 9 407
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 325
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 94.07
Total tax
- R 419
Net pay
* R 8 988
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
4.4%
95.6%
Net pay
4.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 8 988
Net pay
R 188
Tax the employer pays
R 419
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 607
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 188 to pay you R 9 407. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.64 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.4% tax rate now rises to 6.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 112 884 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 5 023. That means that your net pay will be R 107 861 per year, or R 8 988 per month. Your average tax rate is 4.5% 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 112 884
0.0%
1
Austria
ZAR 112 884
0.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 112 884
0.0%
3
Norway
ZAR 111 074
1.6%
4
Spain
ZAR 105 716
6.4%
5
Switzerland
ZAR 104 717
7.2%
6
Italy
ZAR 102 510
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 101 934
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 100 467
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 100 410
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 98 209
13.0%
11
Germany
ZAR 92 919
17.7%
12
Hungary
ZAR 92 000
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 90 872
19.5%
14
Sweden
ZAR 90 383
19.9%
15
Poland
ZAR 88 641
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 88 220
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 84 042
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 78 172
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 76 761
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 74 854
33.7%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 71 040
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 66 037
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 103 124
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 89 477
20.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 112 884
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 112 884
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 107 344
4.9%
3
Thailand
ZAR 106 695
5.5%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 102 893
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 102 459
9.2%
6
South Korea
ZAR 99 854
11.5%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 99 816
11.6%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 99 605
11.8%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 99 462
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 95 713
15.2%
11
Singapore
ZAR 93 744
17.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 92 290
18.2%
13
Japan
ZAR 91 728
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 89 404
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 84 861
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 103 910
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 103 853
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 102 216
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 102 060
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 101 031
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 100 467
11.0%
6
Brazil
ZAR 100 352
11.1%
7
Mexico
ZAR 100 182
11.3%
8
Peru
ZAR 98 773
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 93 016
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 90 194
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 73 249
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 107 861
4.5%
1
Morocco
ZAR 98 756
12.5%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 90 487
19.8%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 90 227
20.1%
4
Mozambique
ZAR 89 737
20.5%
5
Kenya
ZAR 88 612
21.5%
6
Angola
ZAR 84 804
24.9%
7
Ghana
ZAR 84 743
24.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 79 024
30.0%
9
Zambia
ZAR 78 775
30.2%
10
Uganda
ZAR 78 673
30.3%
11
Senegal
ZAR 78 666
30.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 107 240
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 107 240
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 103 853
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 103 854
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 101 596
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 100 467
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 98 040
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 88 681
21.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 88 074
22.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 69 160
38.7%
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.