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 107 591 928
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 48 401 247
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 48 401 424
Net pay
*
R 59 190 504
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 59 190 504
Net pay
R 1 076 096
Tax the employer pays
R 48 401 424
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 49 477 520
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 076 096 to pay you R 107 591 928. 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.
Summary
If you make R 1 291 103 136 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 580 817 084. That means that your net pay will be R 710 286 052 per year, or R 59 190 504 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 123 259 728
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 052 249 056
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 1 039 338 024
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 994 130 355
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 755 295 335
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 743 137 715
42.4%
6
Greece
ZAR 723 054 847
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 702 708 008
45.6%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 683 652 414
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 681 998 422
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 679 375 171
47.4%
11
Spain
ZAR 669 110 006
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 668 547 493
48.2%
13
Denmark
ZAR 661 556 424
48.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 652 172 654
49.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 645 845 534
50.0%
16
Austria
ZAR 632 411 961
51.0%
17
Germany
ZAR 626 107 543
51.5%
18
Ireland
ZAR 619 996 767
52.0%
19
France
ZAR 533 983 329
58.6%
20
Belgium
ZAR 482 711 116
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 475 660 415
63.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 464 958 384
64.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 688 790 815
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 600 402 644
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 161 870 134
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 071 674 815
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 1 007 214 991
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 872 852 754
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 839 465 768
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 839 297 675
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 839 246 653
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 801 686 772
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 787 765 042
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 775 116 538
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 762 088 643
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 710 619 234
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 696 288 847
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 684 631 361
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 673 590 848
47.8%
15
India
ZAR 152 503 957
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 142 744 858
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 936 059 897
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 866 857 356
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 861 931 303
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 839 304 024
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 839 216 913
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 834 800 763
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 790 942 815
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 787 967 269
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 784 656 663
39.2%
10
Chile
ZAR 775 101 874
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 736 775 200
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 939 280 654
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 903 781 327
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 880 930 467
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 878 210 593
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 854 082 702
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 839 256 898
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 794 033 692
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 786 110 357
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 782 433 735
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 774 682 498
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 710 286 052
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 710 171 118
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 1 290 911 832
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 290 843 475
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 278 031 084
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 226 547 979
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 1 226 547 979
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 1 187 814 885
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 968 332 332
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 968 330 763
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 751 954 831
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 645 993 160
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.