Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 6 334
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 63.34
Total tax
- R 63.34
Net pay
* R 6 271
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 6 271
Net pay
R 127
Tax the employer pays
R 63.34
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 190
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 127 to pay you R 6 334. 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 76 008 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 760. That means that your net pay will be R 75 248 per year, or R 6 271 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 69 425
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 63 826
16.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 71 300
6.2%
1
Colombia
ZAR 75 752
7.4%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 69 965
8.0%
3
Brazil
ZAR 69 704
8.3%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 68 825
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 68 720
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 68 027
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 67 647
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 66 507
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 62 631
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 60 730
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 50 734
33.3%
12
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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.