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 12 461 538
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 5 592 571
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 5 592 748
Net pay
* R 6 868 790
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 6 868 790
Net pay
R 124 793
Tax the employer pays
R 5 592 748
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 5 717 541
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 124 793 to pay you R 12 461 538. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 149 538 456 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 67 112 978. That means that your net pay will be R 82 425 478 per year, or R 6 868 790 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.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 80 336 840
46.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 69 912 971
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 134 461 922
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 124 176 130
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 116 794 540
21.9%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 101 155 039
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 97 448 726
34.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 97 280 633
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 97 229 600
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 92 965 396
37.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 91 410 587
38.9%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 90 177 730
39.7%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 88 576 898
40.8%
11
China
ZAR 82 758 660
44.7%
12
Japan
ZAR 81 067 278
45.8%
13
Australia
ZAR 79 602 080
46.8%
14
South Korea
ZAR 78 508 157
47.5%
15
India
ZAR 21 143 894
85.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 132 367 649
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 108 425 504
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 100 582 065
32.7%
3
Panama
ZAR 99 936 879
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 97 286 982
34.9%
5
Argentina
ZAR 97 199 871
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 96 779 197
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 91 734 448
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 91 640 184
38.7%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 91 315 939
38.9%
10
Chile
ZAR 90 163 066
39.7%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 85 552 505
42.8%
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.