Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 9 538
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 348
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 95.38
Total tax
- R 443
Net pay
* R 9 095
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
4.6%
95.4%
Net pay
4.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 095
Net pay
R 191
Tax the employer pays
R 443
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 634
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 191 to pay you R 9 538. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.66 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.6% tax rate now rises to 6.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 114 456 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 5 322. That means that your net pay will be R 109 134 per year, or R 9 095 per month. Your average tax rate is 4.7% 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 114 456
0.0%
1
Austria
ZAR 114 456
0.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 114 456
0.0%
3
Norway
ZAR 112 253
1.9%
4
Spain
ZAR 107 188
6.4%
5
Switzerland
ZAR 106 182
7.2%
6
Italy
ZAR 103 937
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 103 354
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 101 866
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 101 809
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 99 577
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 93 282
18.5%
12
Germany
ZAR 92 635
19.1%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 92 137
19.5%
14
Sweden
ZAR 91 567
20.0%
15
Poland
ZAR 89 875
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 89 448
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 85 212
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 79 261
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 77 830
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 75 912
33.7%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 72 031
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 66 957
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 104 566
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 90 568
20.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 114 456
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 114 456
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 108 719
5.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 108 188
5.5%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 104 325
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 103 699
9.4%
6
South Korea
ZAR 101 226
11.6%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 101 112
11.7%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 100 994
11.8%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 100 847
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 96 482
15.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 94 373
17.6%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 93 486
18.3%
13
Japan
ZAR 93 005
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 90 649
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 86 042
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 105 357
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 105 300
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 103 640
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 103 481
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 102 438
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 101 866
11.0%
6
Brazil
ZAR 101 587
11.2%
7
Mexico
ZAR 101 459
11.4%
8
Peru
ZAR 100 149
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 94 312
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 91 450
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 74 271
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 109 134
4.7%
1
Morocco
ZAR 99 831
12.8%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 91 568
20.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 91 367
20.2%
4
Mozambique
ZAR 90 948
20.5%
5
Kenya
ZAR 89 698
21.6%
6
Angola
ZAR 85 955
24.9%
7
Ghana
ZAR 85 857
25.0%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 80 093
30.0%
9
Uganda
ZAR 79 695
30.4%
10
Zambia
ZAR 79 663
30.4%
11
Senegal
ZAR 79 630
30.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 108 733
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 108 733
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 105 300
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 105 300
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 103 010
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 101 866
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 99 405
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 89 899
21.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 89 253
22.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 70 075
38.8%
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.