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 125 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 41 901
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 42 078
Net pay
*
R 82 922
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
33.7%
66.3%
Net pay
33.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 82 922
Net pay
R 1 427
Tax the employer pays
R 42 078
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 43 505
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 427 to pay you R 125 000. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.48 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.7% tax rate now rises to 34.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 500 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 504 936. That means that your net pay will be R 995 064 per year, or R 82 922 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.7% 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 305 000
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 222 500
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 1 207 500
19.5%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 1 193 347
20.4%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 135 981
24.3%
5
France
ZAR 1 066 163
28.9%
6
United Kingdom
ZAR 1 064 581
29.0%
7
Norway
ZAR 1 023 723
31.8%
8
Spain
ZAR 1 001 246
33.3%
9
Denmark
ZAR 993 573
33.8%
10
Ireland
ZAR 987 262
34.2%
11
Austria
ZAR 929 780
38.0%
12
Netherlands
ZAR 923 070
38.5%
13
Sweden
ZAR 922 325
38.5%
14
Poland
ZAR 913 078
39.1%
15
Luxembourg
ZAR 902 648
39.8%
16
Greece
ZAR 878 777
41.4%
17
Romania
ZAR 877 500
41.5%
18
Germany
ZAR 856 615
42.9%
19
Finland
ZAR 819 419
45.4%
20
Italy
ZAR 811 797
45.9%
21
Portugal
ZAR 750 507
50.0%
22
Belgium
ZAR 658 754
56.1%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 101 697
26.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 022 816
31.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 304 212
13.1%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 1 242 147
17.2%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 227 311
18.2%
3
Singapore
ZAR 1 212 098
19.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 168 719
22.1%
5
South Korea
ZAR 1 140 519
24.0%
6
Australia
ZAR 1 091 499
27.2%
7
China
ZAR 1 090 073
27.3%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 081 681
27.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 1 081 043
27.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 071 043
28.6%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 055 637
29.6%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 1 038 318
30.8%
13
Philippines
ZAR 1 032 007
31.2%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 004 602
33.0%
15
India
ZAR 851 114
43.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 341 624
10.6%
1
Chile
ZAR 1 200 289
20.0%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 184 441
21.0%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 124 956
25.0%
4
Panama
ZAR 1 121 210
25.3%
5
Colombia
ZAR 1 098 564
26.8%
6
Brazil
ZAR 1 097 623
26.8%
7
Ecuador
ZAR 1 092 793
27.2%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 1 087 288
27.5%
9
Peru
ZAR 1 060 894
29.3%
10
Mexico
ZAR 1 042 560
30.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 974 875
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 094 373
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 059 132
29.4%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 022 540
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 1 014 859
32.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 010 227
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 002 007
33.2%
6
South Africa
ZAR 995 064
33.7%
7
Morocco
ZAR 949 709
36.7%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 935 488
37.6%
9
Zambia
ZAR 927 763
38.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 920 617
38.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 889 393
40.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 425 000
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 425 000
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 380 000
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 380 000
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 350 000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 346 053
10.3%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 129 980
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 128 411
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 067 159
28.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 877 069
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.