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 1 040 494
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 453 101
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 453 278
Net pay
* R 587 216
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.6%
56.4%
Net pay
43.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 587 216
Net pay
R 10 582
Tax the employer pays
R 453 278
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 463 860
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 10 582 to pay you R 1 040 494. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.6% tax rate now rises to 44.1%, 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 12 485 928 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 5 439 340. That means that your net pay will be R 7 046 588 per year, or R 587 216 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.6% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 190 500
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R 193 000
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R 199 000
R 199 500
R 200 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 10 862 757
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 10 176 031
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 10 051 172
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 9 595 105
23.2%
4
Romania
ZAR 7 304 268
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 7 235 974
42.1%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 7 170 364
42.6%
7
Greece
ZAR 7 029 210
43.7%
8
United Kingdom
ZAR 6 863 088
45.0%
9
Norway
ZAR 6 822 519
45.4%
10
Spain
ZAR 6 786 292
45.7%
11
Austria
ZAR 6 773 937
45.8%
12
Luxembourg
ZAR 6 632 812
46.9%
13
Denmark
ZAR 6 628 232
46.9%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 6 470 964
48.2%
15
Sweden
ZAR 6 416 374
48.6%
16
Germany
ZAR 6 297 851
49.6%
17
Ireland
ZAR 6 260 507
49.9%
18
France
ZAR 5 914 422
52.6%
19
Italy
ZAR 5 797 211
53.6%
20
Finland
ZAR 4 873 559
61.0%
21
Belgium
ZAR 4 765 283
61.8%
22
Portugal
ZAR 4 656 190
62.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 7 287 843
41.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 6 224 113
50.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 11 114 646
11.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 10 422 532
16.5%
2
Singapore
ZAR 9 893 568
20.8%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 8 507 531
31.9%
4
Thailand
ZAR 8 364 583
33.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 8 196 490
34.4%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 8 145 455
34.8%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 7 946 213
36.4%
8
Philippines
ZAR 7 878 621
36.9%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 7 808 545
37.5%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 7 717 277
38.2%
11
China
ZAR 7 379 770
40.9%
12
Japan
ZAR 7 205 785
42.3%
13
South Korea
ZAR 7 064 472
43.4%
14
Australia
ZAR 6 964 240
44.2%
15
India
ZAR 5 373 234
57.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 11 065 060
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 9 062 421
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 8 585 556
31.2%
3
Panama
ZAR 8 454 317
32.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 8 202 839
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 8 174 738
34.5%
6
Argentina
ZAR 8 115 728
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 8 075 716
35.3%
8
Colombia
ZAR 8 041 427
35.6%
9
Chile
ZAR 7 931 549
36.5%
10
Peru
ZAR 7 789 775
37.6%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 7 368 835
41.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 9 086 635
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 8 749 282
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 8 497 981
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 8 495 168
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 8 277 419
33.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 8 155 713
34.7%
6
Zambia
ZAR 7 684 109
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 7 624 270
38.9%
8
Morocco
ZAR 7 607 050
39.1%
9
Senegal
ZAR 7 512 173
39.8%
10
South Africa
ZAR 7 046 588
43.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 6 931 653
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 12 294 624
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 12 226 267
2.1%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 12 200 048
2.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 11 861 632
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 11 861 632
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 11 487 054
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 9 369 426
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 9 367 857
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 7 275 383
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 6 684 556
46.5%
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.