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 1 083 561
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 472 481
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 472 658
Net pay
*
R 610 903
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 610 903
Net pay
R 11 013
Tax the employer pays
R 472 658
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 483 671
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 11 013 to pay you R 1 083 561. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.6% tax rate now rises to 44.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 13 002 732 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 5 671 902. That means that your net pay will be R 7 330 830 per year, or R 610 903 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 7 563 299
41.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 6 464 274
50.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 11 579 770
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 10 851 479
16.5%
2
Singapore
ZAR 10 296 676
20.8%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 8 856 890
31.9%
4
Thailand
ZAR 8 700 505
33.1%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 8 532 413
34.4%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 8 481 378
34.8%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 8 256 295
36.5%
8
Philippines
ZAR 8 199 471
36.9%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 8 123 795
37.5%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 8 022 186
38.3%
11
China
ZAR 7 664 012
41.1%
12
Japan
ZAR 7 484 305
42.4%
13
South Korea
ZAR 7 333 875
43.6%
14
Australia
ZAR 7 238 146
44.3%
15
India
ZAR 5 432 703
58.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 11 522 474
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 9 437 104
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 8 932 460
31.3%
3
Panama
ZAR 8 799 283
32.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 8 538 761
34.3%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 8 508 852
34.6%
6
Argentina
ZAR 8 451 650
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 8 389 602
35.5%
8
Colombia
ZAR 8 356 665
35.7%
9
Chile
ZAR 8 241 632
36.6%
10
Peru
ZAR 8 106 317
37.7%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 7 663 653
41.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 9 462 610
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 9 111 044
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 8 850 609
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 8 846 698
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 8 619 285
33.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 8 491 635
34.7%
6
Zambia
ZAR 8 001 943
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 7 938 926
38.9%
8
Morocco
ZAR 7 920 227
39.1%
9
Senegal
ZAR 7 822 256
39.8%
10
South Africa
ZAR 7 330 830
43.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 7 215 896
44.5%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 12 811 428
1.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 12 743 071
2.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 12 711 684
2.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 12 352 595
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 12 352 595
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 11 962 513
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 9 757 029
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 9 755 460
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 7 576 375
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 6 942 958
46.6%
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.