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 113 901 147
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 51 240 395
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 51 240 572
Net pay
*
R 62 660 575
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 62 660 575
Net pay
R 1 139 189
Tax the employer pays
R 51 240 572
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 52 379 761
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 139 189 to pay you R 113 901 147. 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 1 366 813 764 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 614 886 866. That means that your net pay will be R 751 926 898 per year, or R 62 660 575 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 729 144 579
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 635 585 676
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 230 009 699
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 134 514 636
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 1 066 269 281
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 924 033 138
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 888 677 676
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 888 509 583
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 888 458 562
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 848 690 452
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 833 948 525
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 820 542 915
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 806 757 157
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 752 260 080
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 737 091 451
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 724 757 993
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 713 057 805
47.8%
15
India
ZAR 161 215 994
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 209 754 896
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 990 950 102
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 917 678 115
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 912 468 147
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 888 515 932
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 888 428 821
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 883 747 684
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 837 315 574
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 834 148 937
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 830 640 270
39.2%
10
Chile
ZAR 820 528 251
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 779 965 464
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 994 360 136
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 956 778 767
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 932 589 721
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 929 708 962
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 904 165 282
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 888 468 806
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 840 595 728
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 832 206 773
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 828 313 467
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 820 108 875
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 751 926 898
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 751 811 963
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 1 366 622 461
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 366 554 103
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 352 984 606
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 298 473 076
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 1 298 473 076
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 1 257 468 663
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 025 115 303
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 025 113 734
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 796 049 458
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 683 848 474
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.