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 1 023 363 692
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 460 498 540
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 460 498 717
Net pay
* R 562 864 975
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
45.0%
55.0%
Net pay
45.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 562 864 975
Net pay
R 10 233 814
Tax the employer pays
R 460 498 717
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 470 732 531
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 10 233 814 to pay you R 1 023 363 692. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 12 280 364 304 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 5 525 984 609. That means that your net pay will be R 6 754 379 695 per year, or R 562 864 975 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.0% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
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Tax per income
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 10 683 916 944
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 10 008 496 908
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 9 885 693 265
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 9 455 861 454
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 7 184 013 118
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 7 067 952 034
42.5%
6
Greece
ZAR 6 877 041 101
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 6 699 547 827
45.5%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 6 498 400 175
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 6 486 526 171
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 6 459 726 545
47.4%
11
Spain
ZAR 6 361 547 291
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 6 355 490 147
48.3%
13
Denmark
ZAR 6 290 431 822
48.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 6 201 749 544
49.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 6 141 512 254
50.0%
16
Austria
ZAR 6 009 299 205
51.1%
17
Germany
ZAR 5 953 151 894
51.5%
18
Ireland
ZAR 5 894 842 128
52.0%
19
France
ZAR 5 072 548 192
58.7%
20
Belgium
ZAR 4 590 485 952
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 4 521 906 377
63.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 4 421 092 405
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 6 546 067 017
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 5 707 156 266
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 11 052 205 185
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 10 192 761 584
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 9 578 838 702
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 8 301 593 226
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 7 982 266 516
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 7 982 317 434
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 7 982 485 527
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 7 624 186 137
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 7 491 214 354
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 7 368 673 239
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 7 245 642 840
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 6 754 712 877
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 6 618 713 236
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 6 508 939 780
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 6 402 148 526
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 1 417 040 313
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 10 869 131 121
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 8 903 274 244
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 8 243 398 915
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 8 197 263 133
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 7 982 323 783
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 7 982 236 672
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 7 939 358 108
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 7 521 865 280
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 7 491 153 116
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 7 459 094 326
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 7 368 658 575
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 7 005 764 072
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 8 933 968 154
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 8 596 264 145
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 8 379 178 094
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 8 353 106 040
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 8 123 478 964
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 7 982 276 657
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 7 552 429 310
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 7 476 922 019
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 7 441 794 131
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 7 368 239 199
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 6 754 379 695
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 6 754 264 760
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 12 280 104 643
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 12 280 173 000
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 12 157 399 640
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 11 666 346 089
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 11 666 346 089
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 11 297 935 160
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 9 210 278 208
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 9 210 276 639
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 7 152 210 428
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 6 140 623 744
50.0%
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.