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 1 190 862
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 520 767
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 520 944
Net pay
*
R 669 918
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.7%
56.3%
Net pay
43.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 669 918
Net pay
R 12 086
Tax the employer pays
R 520 944
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 533 030
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 12 086 to pay you R 1 190 862. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.48 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.7% tax rate now rises to 44.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.59999999999999% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 14 290 344 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6 251 327. That means that your net pay will be R 8 039 017 per year, or R 669 918 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.8% 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 8 249 596
42.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 7 062 632
50.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 12 738 621
10.9%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 11 920 197
16.6%
2
Singapore
ZAR 11 301 013
20.9%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 9 727 316
31.9%
4
Thailand
ZAR 9 537 453
33.3%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 9 369 360
34.4%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 9 318 326
34.8%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 9 028 863
36.8%
8
Philippines
ZAR 8 998 863
37.0%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 8 909 239
37.7%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 8 781 864
38.6%
11
China
ZAR 8 372 199
41.4%
12
Japan
ZAR 8 178 236
42.8%
13
South Korea
ZAR 8 005 090
44.0%
14
Australia
ZAR 7 920 581
44.6%
15
India
ZAR 5 580 869
61.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 12 662 115
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 10 370 623
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 9 796 770
31.4%
3
Panama
ZAR 9 658 764
32.4%
4
Mexico
ZAR 9 375 709
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 9 341 293
34.6%
6
Argentina
ZAR 9 288 598
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 9 171 646
35.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 9 142 078
36.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 9 014 199
36.9%
10
Peru
ZAR 8 894 980
37.8%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 8 398 191
41.2%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 10 399 348
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 10 012 373
29.9%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 9 729 179
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 9 722 532
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 9 471 040
33.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 9 328 583
34.7%
6
Zambia
ZAR 8 793 825
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 8 722 889
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 8 700 504
39.1%
9
Senegal
ZAR 8 594 823
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 8 039 017
43.8%
11
Uganda
ZAR 7 924 082
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 14 099 041
1.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 14 030 683
1.8%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 13 986 420
2.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 13 575 827
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 13 575 827
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 13 147 116
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 10 722 738
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 10 721 169
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 8 326 293
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 7 586 764
46.9%
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.