Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 18 070
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 884
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 176
Total tax
- R 2 060
Net pay
* R 16 010
Marginal tax rate
18.4%
Average tax rate
11.4%
88.6%
Net pay
11.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 16 010
Net pay
R 357
Tax the employer pays
R 2 060
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 417
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 357 to pay you R 18 070. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.34 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.4% tax rate now rises to 13.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 216 840 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 24 720. That means that your net pay will be R 192 120 per year, or R 16 010 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.4% and your marginal tax rate is 18.4%. 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 18.38, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.62.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 816 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 081 of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 216 840
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 216 840
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 203 071
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 201 604
7.0%
4
France
ZAR 195 447
9.9%
5
Norway
ZAR 194 675
10.2%
6
Italy
ZAR 193 933
10.6%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 191 355
11.8%
8
Russia
ZAR 188 651
13.0%
9
Austria
ZAR 184 364
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 183 795
15.2%
11
Hungary
ZAR 176 725
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 174 556
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 174 177
19.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 169 236
22.0%
15
Sweden
ZAR 168 362
22.4%
16
Poland
ZAR 160 926
25.8%
17
Portugal
ZAR 154 122
28.9%
18
Finland
ZAR 150 162
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 147 451
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 144 794
33.2%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 136 456
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 126 851
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 195 253
10.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 165 304
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 216 218
0.3%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 205 998
5.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 202 631
6.6%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 197 647
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 193 558
10.7%
5
South Korea
ZAR 190 238
12.3%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 187 462
13.6%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 186 405
14.0%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 185 528
14.4%
9
Philippines
ZAR 180 788
16.6%
10
Japan
ZAR 176 201
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 173 576
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 171 737
20.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 169 367
21.9%
14
India
ZAR 164 797
24.0%
15
China
ZAR 153 942
29.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 199 761
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 196 816
9.2%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 196 178
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 196 048
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 194 072
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 192 956
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 180 150
16.9%
7
Chile
ZAR 178 551
17.7%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 173 255
20.1%
9
Brazil
ZAR 172 417
20.5%
10
Peru
ZAR 169 783
21.7%
11
Argentina
ZAR 140 821
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 192 120
11.4%
1
Morocco
ZAR 167 282
22.9%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 166 065
23.4%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 162 144
25.2%
4
Kenya
ZAR 160 920
25.8%
5
Angola
ZAR 160 847
25.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 158 422
26.9%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 155 451
28.3%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 149 735
31.0%
9
Uganda
ZAR 146 245
32.6%
10
Senegal
ZAR 145 523
32.9%
11
Zambia
ZAR 138 620
36.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 205 998
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 205 998
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 199 493
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 199 493
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 195 156
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 192 987
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 188 326
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 167 610
22.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 166 041
23.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 122 865
43.3%
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.