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 111 576
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 36 397
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 36 574
Net pay
*
R 75 002
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
32.8%
67.2%
Net pay
32.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 75 002
Net pay
R 1 293
Tax the employer pays
R 36 574
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 37 867
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 293 to pay you R 111 576. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.39 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.8% tax rate now rises to 33.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 338 912 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 438 890. That means that your net pay will be R 900 022 per year, or R 75 002 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.8% 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 164 853
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 091 213
18.5%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 1 080 835
19.3%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 1 077 824
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 014 128
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 973 164
27.3%
6
France
ZAR 964 194
28.0%
7
Norway
ZAR 932 547
30.4%
8
Spain
ZAR 913 285
31.8%
9
Ireland
ZAR 909 756
32.1%
10
Denmark
ZAR 891 222
33.4%
11
Austria
ZAR 845 431
36.9%
12
Sweden
ZAR 841 761
37.1%
13
Netherlands
ZAR 841 209
37.2%
14
Luxembourg
ZAR 828 834
38.1%
15
Poland
ZAR 820 365
38.7%
16
Greece
ZAR 799 394
40.3%
17
Romania
ZAR 783 264
41.5%
18
Germany
ZAR 782 930
41.5%
19
Finland
ZAR 743 998
44.4%
20
Italy
ZAR 736 682
45.0%
21
Portugal
ZAR 703 799
47.4%
22
Belgium
ZAR 598 785
55.3%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 998 502
25.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 931 478
30.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 170 509
12.6%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 1 123 123
16.1%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 082 502
19.2%
3
Singapore
ZAR 1 069 535
20.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 055 958
21.1%
5
South Korea
ZAR 1 035 116
22.7%
6
Australia
ZAR 989 662
26.1%
7
China
ZAR 977 311
27.0%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 975 992
27.1%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 972 148
27.4%
10
Japan
ZAR 969 806
27.6%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 950 930
29.0%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 934 417
30.2%
13
Philippines
ZAR 926 763
30.8%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 899 895
32.8%
15
India
ZAR 764 642
42.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 199 048
10.5%
1
Chile
ZAR 1 088 172
18.7%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 069 102
20.2%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 029 350
23.1%
4
Panama
ZAR 1 013 684
24.3%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 997 981
25.5%
6
Brazil
ZAR 980 835
26.7%
7
Colombia
ZAR 977 349
27.0%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 972 633
27.4%
9
Peru
ZAR 962 228
28.1%
10
Mexico
ZAR 937 724
30.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 870 167
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 977 181
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 946 370
29.3%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 912 968
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 910 152
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 903 668
32.5%
5
South Africa
ZAR 900 022
32.8%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 892 093
33.4%
7
Morocco
ZAR 852 092
36.4%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 837 409
37.5%
9
Zambia
ZAR 828 694
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 823 964
38.5%
11
Uganda
ZAR 800 795
40.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 271 966
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 271 966
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 231 799
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 231 799
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 205 021
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 198 657
10.5%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 009 164
24.6%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 007 595
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 974 751
27.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 783 249
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.