Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 1 442
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 14.42
Total tax
- R 14.42
Net pay
* R 1 428
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 1 428
Net pay
R 28.84
Tax the employer pays
R 14.42
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 43.26
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 28.84 to pay you R 1 442. 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 17 304 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 173. That means that your net pay will be R 17 131 per year, or R 1 428 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 16 205
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 15 714
9.2%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 15 633
9.7%
9
France
ZAR 15 626
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 15 401
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 15 392
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 15 054
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 14 103
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 13 930
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 13 588
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 13 523
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 12 883
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 11 983
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 11 767
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 10 882
37.1%
21
Denmark
ZAR 10 549
39.0%
22
Romania
ZAR 10 123
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 16 584
4.2%
1
USA
ZAR 15 805
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 17 109
1.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 16 439
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 15 879
8.2%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 15 821
8.6%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 15 772
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 15 454
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 15 247
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 15 228
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 15 176
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 15 022
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 14 713
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 14 061
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 13 705
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 16 893
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 16 006
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 15 928
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 15 920
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 15 669
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 15 645
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 15 487
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 15 400
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 15 141
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 14 362
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 14 258
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 14 172
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 17 131
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 16 266
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 16 138
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 16 020
7.4%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 15 722
9.1%
5
Senegal
ZAR 15 257
11.8%
6
Kenya
ZAR 15 105
12.7%
7
Ghana
ZAR 14 648
15.4%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 14 631
15.5%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 14 600
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 13 679
21.0%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 13 406
22.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 17 304
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 16 439
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 16 439
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 15 920
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 15 920
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 15 401
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 15 085
12.8%
7
Israel
ZAR 15 029
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 14 824
14.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 14 529
16.0%
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.