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 124 049
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 41 511
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 41 688
Net pay
*
R 82 361
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
33.6%
66.4%
Net pay
33.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 82 361
Net pay
R 1 418
Tax the employer pays
R 41 688
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 43 106
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 418 to pay you R 124 049. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.6% tax rate now rises to 34.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 488 588 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 500 258. That means that your net pay will be R 988 330 per year, or R 82 361 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.6% 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 1 295 072
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 213 199
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 1 198 313
19.5%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 1 185 445
20.4%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 127 211
24.3%
5
France
ZAR 1 058 939
28.9%
6
United Kingdom
ZAR 1 058 105
28.9%
7
Norway
ZAR 1 017 264
31.7%
8
Spain
ZAR 995 015
33.2%
9
Denmark
ZAR 986 503
33.7%
10
Ireland
ZAR 981 784
34.1%
11
Austria
ZAR 923 705
38.0%
12
Netherlands
ZAR 917 307
38.4%
13
Sweden
ZAR 916 620
38.4%
14
Poland
ZAR 906 510
39.1%
15
Luxembourg
ZAR 897 420
39.7%
16
Greece
ZAR 872 928
41.4%
17
Romania
ZAR 870 824
41.5%
18
Germany
ZAR 851 724
42.8%
19
Finland
ZAR 814 076
45.3%
20
Italy
ZAR 806 619
45.8%
21
Portugal
ZAR 750 050
49.6%
22
Belgium
ZAR 654 488
56.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 094 370
26.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 016 358
31.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 294 740
13.0%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 1 234 158
17.1%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 217 040
18.2%
3
Singapore
ZAR 1 201 998
19.3%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 160 731
22.0%
5
South Korea
ZAR 1 133 752
23.8%
6
Australia
ZAR 1 084 538
27.1%
7
China
ZAR 1 082 084
27.3%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 074 194
27.8%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 1 073 329
27.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 063 871
28.5%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 048 219
29.6%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 1 030 958
30.7%
13
Philippines
ZAR 1 024 552
31.2%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 997 184
33.0%
15
India
ZAR 844 988
43.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 331 524
10.6%
1
Chile
ZAR 1 192 346
19.9%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 176 270
21.0%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 118 182
24.9%
4
Panama
ZAR 1 113 592
25.2%
5
Colombia
ZAR 1 089 973
26.8%
6
Brazil
ZAR 1 089 350
26.8%
7
Ecuador
ZAR 1 086 076
27.0%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 1 079 165
27.5%
9
Peru
ZAR 1 053 904
29.2%
10
Mexico
ZAR 1 035 028
30.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 967 457
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 086 071
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 051 144
29.4%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 014 778
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 1 007 442
32.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 002 678
32.6%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 994 221
33.2%
6
South Africa
ZAR 988 330
33.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 942 794
36.7%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 928 540
37.6%
9
Zambia
ZAR 920 745
38.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 913 769
38.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 883 116
40.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 414 159
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 414 159
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 369 501
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 369 501
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 339 729
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 335 611
10.3%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 121 421
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 119 852
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 060 631
28.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 870 422
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.