Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 72
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 0.72
Total tax
- R 0.72
Net pay
* R 71.28
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 71.28
Net pay
R 1.44
Tax the employer pays
R 0.72
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2.16
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1.44 to pay you R 72. 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 72 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 0.72. That means that your net pay will be R 71.28 per year, or R 5.94 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 72
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 72
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 72
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 72
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 72
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 72
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 68
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 65
9.1%
8
France
ZAR 65
9.9%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 64
10.9%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 64
11.0%
11
Russia
ZAR 63
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 59
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 58
19.5%
14
Poland
ZAR 57
21.5%
15
Greece
ZAR 56
21.9%
16
Portugal
ZAR 54
25.6%
17
Finland
ZAR 50
30.7%
18
Netherlands
ZAR 50
30.9%
19
Belgium
ZAR 49
32.0%
20
Romania
ZAR 42
41.8%
21
Denmark
ZAR 0
100.0%
22
Switzerland
ZAR 72
685.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 71
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 66
8.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 70
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 67
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 66
7.8%
3
Colombia
ZAR 66
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 65
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 65
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 64
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 64
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 63
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 60
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 59
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 59
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 71
1.0%
1
Angola
ZAR 70
3.0%
2
Uganda
ZAR 68
5.0%
3
Ghana
ZAR 68
5.5%
4
Zambia
ZAR 68
6.0%
5
Morocco
ZAR 67
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 67
7.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 61
15.6%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 60
16.8%
9
Senegal
ZAR 39
45.3%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 72
223.6%
11
Kenya
ZAR 72
816.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 72
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 72
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 68
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 68
5.0%
4
Lebanon
ZAR 67
7.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 66
7.8%
6
Bahrain
ZAR 66
8.0%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 64
10.7%
8
Israel
ZAR 63
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 61
15.8%
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.