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 103 500
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 33 086
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 33 263
Net pay
* R 70 237
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
32.1%
67.9%
Net pay
32.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 70 237
Net pay
R 1 212
Tax the employer pays
R 33 263
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 34 475
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 212 to pay you R 103 500. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.1% tax rate now rises to 32.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 242 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 399 156. That means that your net pay will be R 842 844 per year, or R 70 237 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.1% 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
Tax per income
R 103 500
R 104 000
R 104 500
R 105 000
R 105 500
R 106 000
R 106 500
R 107 000
R 107 500
R 108 000
R 108 500
R 109 000
R 109 500
R 110 000
R 110 500
R 111 000
R 111 500
R 112 000
R 112 500
R 113 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 080 540
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 012 230
18.5%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 1 011 559
18.6%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 999 810
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 942 413
24.1%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 917 982
26.1%
6
France
ZAR 902 849
27.3%
7
Norway
ZAR 877 695
29.3%
8
Ireland
ZAR 859 846
30.8%
9
Spain
ZAR 859 772
30.8%
10
Denmark
ZAR 828 761
33.3%
11
Austria
ZAR 795 195
36.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 793 297
36.1%
13
Luxembourg
ZAR 784 438
36.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 781 600
37.1%
15
Poland
ZAR 764 588
38.4%
16
Greece
ZAR 752 786
39.4%
17
Germany
ZAR 735 700
40.8%
18
Romania
ZAR 726 570
41.5%
19
Finland
ZAR 698 623
43.8%
20
Italy
ZAR 690 765
44.4%
21
Portugal
ZAR 661 157
46.8%
22
Belgium
ZAR 563 018
54.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 936 489
24.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 873 688
29.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 090 072
12.2%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 1 045 593
15.8%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 001 301
19.4%
3
Thailand
ZAR 988 119
20.4%
4
Singapore
ZAR 983 768
20.8%
5
South Korea
ZAR 966 306
22.2%
6
Australia
ZAR 926 184
25.4%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 912 408
26.5%
8
Japan
ZAR 908 261
26.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 906 635
27.0%
10
China
ZAR 894 470
28.0%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 887 937
28.5%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 871 933
29.8%
13
Philippines
ZAR 863 447
30.5%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 836 902
32.6%
15
India
ZAR 712 620
42.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 113 273
10.4%
1
Chile
ZAR 1 017 711
18.1%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 999 713
19.5%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 971 832
21.8%
4
Panama
ZAR 948 995
23.6%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 940 318
24.3%
6
Brazil
ZAR 910 573
26.7%
7
Colombia
ZAR 904 909
27.1%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 903 656
27.2%
9
Peru
ZAR 902 869
27.3%
10
Mexico
ZAR 876 451
29.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 807 175
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 906 678
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 878 532
29.3%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 847 159
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 847 048
31.8%
4
South Africa
ZAR 842 844
32.1%
5
Ghana
ZAR 839 560
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 825 968
33.5%
7
Morocco
ZAR 793 364
36.1%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 778 404
37.3%
9
Zambia
ZAR 769 093
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 765 817
38.3%
11
Uganda
ZAR 747 493
39.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 179 900
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 179 900
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 142 640
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 142 640
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 117 800
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 109 982
10.6%
6
Egypt
ZAR 936 480
24.6%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 934 911
24.7%
8
Israel
ZAR 916 607
26.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 726 807
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.