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 11 917 403
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 5 347 710
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 5 347 887
Net pay
*
R 6 569 516
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.9%
55.1%
Net pay
44.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 6 569 516
Net pay
R 119 351
Tax the employer pays
R 5 347 887
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 5 467 239
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 119 351 to pay you R 11 917 403. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.9% tax rate now rises to 45.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 143 008 836 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 64 174 649. That means that your net pay will be R 78 834 187 per year, or R 6 569 516 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.9% 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 124 417 687
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 116 552 201
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 115 122 113
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 110 097 744
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 83 660 169
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 82 357 781
42.4%
6
Greece
ZAR 80 122 039
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 76 192 948
46.7%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 76 161 277
46.7%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 75 575 012
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 75 477 569
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
ZAR 74 408 693
48.0%
12
Spain
ZAR 74 397 159
48.0%
13
Denmark
ZAR 73 484 154
48.6%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 72 385 032
49.4%
15
Sweden
ZAR 71 690 134
49.9%
16
Austria
ZAR 70 665 952
50.6%
17
Germany
ZAR 69 568 831
51.4%
18
Ireland
ZAR 68 911 503
51.8%
19
France
ZAR 59 820 384
58.2%
20
Belgium
ZAR 53 554 615
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 52 932 093
63.0%
22
Portugal
ZAR 51 644 436
63.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 76 856 553
46.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 66 878 630
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 128 585 264
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 118 756 546
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 111 701 437
21.9%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 96 741 016
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 93 204 473
34.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 93 036 380
34.9%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 92 985 347
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 88 911 590
37.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 87 427 519
38.9%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 86 259 958
39.7%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 84 724 487
40.8%
11
China
ZAR 79 167 369
44.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 77 548 280
45.8%
13
Australia
ZAR 76 141 382
46.8%
14
South Korea
ZAR 75 104 351
47.5%
15
India
ZAR 20 392 530
85.7%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 126 588 406
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 103 691 529
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 96 199 058
32.7%
3
Panama
ZAR 95 578 358
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 93 042 729
34.9%
5
Argentina
ZAR 92 955 618
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 92 557 798
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 87 735 056
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 87 657 272
38.7%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 87 350 109
38.9%
10
Chile
ZAR 86 245 294
39.7%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 81 827 585
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 104 042 051
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 100 115 317
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 97 557 024
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 97 276 850
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 94 618 322
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 92 995 603
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 87 955 697
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 87 093 143
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 86 702 366
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 85 825 918
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 78 834 187
44.9%
11
Uganda
ZAR 78 719 253
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 142 817 532
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 142 749 175
0.2%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 141 417 727
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 135 858 394
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 135 858 394
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 131 568 129
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 107 261 607
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 107 260 038
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 83 293 230
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 71 946 010
49.7%
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.