Income tax calculator South Africa
Find out how much your salary is after tax
Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
R 100 690
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 31 934
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 32 111
Net pay
*
R 68 579
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
31.9%
68.1%
Net pay
31.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 68 579
Net pay
R 1 184
Tax the employer pays
R 32 111
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 33 295
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 184 to pay you R 100 690. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.31 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.9% tax rate now rises to 32.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 208 280 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 385 331. That means that your net pay will be R 822 949 per year, or R 68 579 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.9% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 051 204
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 987 420
18.3%
2
Hungary
ZAR 984 748
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 972 665
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 917 460
24.1%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 898 652
25.6%
6
France
ZAR 881 504
27.0%
7
Norway
ZAR 858 609
28.9%
8
Ireland
ZAR 842 481
30.3%
9
Spain
ZAR 838 664
30.6%
10
Denmark
ZAR 807 028
33.2%
11
Austria
ZAR 777 716
35.6%
12
Sweden
ZAR 776 437
35.7%
13
Luxembourg
ZAR 768 984
36.4%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 760 376
37.1%
15
Poland
ZAR 745 180
38.3%
16
Greece
ZAR 736 570
39.0%
17
Germany
ZAR 718 664
40.5%
18
Romania
ZAR 706 844
41.5%
19
Finland
ZAR 682 836
43.5%
20
Italy
ZAR 674 789
44.2%
21
Portugal
ZAR 646 320
46.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 550 573
54.4%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 914 912
24.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 852 016
29.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 062 084
12.1%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 1 018 864
15.7%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 973 988
19.4%
3
Thailand
ZAR 964 515
20.2%
4
Singapore
ZAR 953 925
21.1%
5
South Korea
ZAR 942 329
22.0%
6
Australia
ZAR 904 098
25.2%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 890 284
26.3%
8
Japan
ZAR 885 698
26.7%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 883 841
26.9%
10
Pakistan
ZAR 866 019
28.3%
11
China
ZAR 861 210
28.7%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 850 190
29.6%
13
Philippines
ZAR 841 417
30.4%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 814 984
32.6%
15
India
ZAR 694 519
42.5%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 882 146
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 854 928
29.2%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 825 241
31.7%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 824 112
31.8%
4
South Africa
ZAR 822 949
31.9%
5
Ghana
ZAR 817 255
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 802 960
33.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 772 931
36.0%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 757 874
37.3%
9
Zambia
ZAR 748 355
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 745 585
38.3%
11
Uganda
ZAR 728 947
39.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 147 866
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 147 866
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 111 618
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 111 618
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 087 452
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 079 129
10.7%
6
Egypt
ZAR 911 190
24.6%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 909 621
24.7%
8
Israel
ZAR 896 377
25.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 707 168
41.5%
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.