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 1 198 654 122
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 539 379 234
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 539 379 411
Net pay
* R 659 274 711
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 659 274 711
Net pay
R 11 986 718
Tax the employer pays
R 539 379 411
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 551 366 129
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 11 986 718 to pay you R 1 198 654 122. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 14 383 849 464 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6 472 552 931. That means that your net pay will be R 7 911 296 533 per year, or R 659 274 711 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.
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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 7 667 224 607
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 6 684 654 234
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 12 945 341 829
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 11 938 654 267
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 11 219 557 127
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 9 723 549 179
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 9 349 531 890
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 9 349 582 788
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 9 349 750 881
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 8 930 099 788
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 8 774 340 302
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 8 630 764 335
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 8 486 678 049
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 7 911 629 715
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 7 752 341 023
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 7 623 786 914
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 7 498 667 744
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 1 659 088 748
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 12 730 885 870
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 10 428 300 985
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 9 655 363 329
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 9 601 339 477
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 9 349 589 137
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 9 349 502 026
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 9 299 261 264
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 8 810 249 941
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 8 774 228 632
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 8 736 667 073
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 8 630 749 671
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 8 205 728 734
43.0%
12
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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.