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 125 248
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 42 003
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 42 180
Net pay
*
R 83 068
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 83 068
Net pay
R 1 430
Tax the employer pays
R 42 180
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 43 609
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 430 to pay you R 125 248. 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 1 502 976 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 506 157. That means that your net pay will be R 996 819 per year, or R 83 068 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 307 589
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 224 925
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 1 209 896
19.5%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 1 195 408
20.5%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 138 269
24.3%
5
France
ZAR 1 068 047
28.9%
6
United Kingdom
ZAR 1 066 270
29.1%
7
Norway
ZAR 1 025 407
31.8%
8
Spain
ZAR 1 002 871
33.3%
9
Denmark
ZAR 995 416
33.8%
10
Ireland
ZAR 988 690
34.2%
11
Austria
ZAR 931 365
38.0%
12
Netherlands
ZAR 924 573
38.5%
13
Sweden
ZAR 923 812
38.5%
14
Poland
ZAR 914 791
39.1%
15
Luxembourg
ZAR 904 011
39.9%
16
Greece
ZAR 880 302
41.4%
17
Romania
ZAR 879 241
41.5%
18
Germany
ZAR 857 891
42.9%
19
Finland
ZAR 820 812
45.4%
20
Italy
ZAR 813 148
45.9%
21
Portugal
ZAR 750 626
50.1%
22
Belgium
ZAR 659 866
56.1%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 103 608
26.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 024 500
31.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 306 682
13.1%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 1 244 230
17.2%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 229 990
18.2%
3
Singapore
ZAR 1 214 731
19.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 170 803
22.1%
5
South Korea
ZAR 1 142 284
24.0%
6
Australia
ZAR 1 093 314
27.3%
7
China
ZAR 1 092 156
27.3%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 083 634
27.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 1 083 055
27.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 072 914
28.6%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 057 571
29.6%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 1 040 238
30.8%
13
Philippines
ZAR 1 033 952
31.2%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 006 536
33.0%
15
India
ZAR 852 711
43.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 344 258
10.6%
1
Chile
ZAR 1 202 360
20.0%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 186 571
21.1%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 126 722
25.0%
4
Panama
ZAR 1 123 196
25.3%
5
Colombia
ZAR 1 100 804
26.8%
6
Brazil
ZAR 1 099 781
26.8%
7
Ecuador
ZAR 1 094 545
27.2%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 1 089 406
27.5%
9
Peru
ZAR 1 062 717
29.3%
10
Mexico
ZAR 1 044 524
30.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 976 809
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 096 538
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 061 215
29.4%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 024 564
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 1 016 794
32.4%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 012 196
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 004 038
33.2%
6
South Africa
ZAR 996 819
33.7%
7
Morocco
ZAR 951 513
36.7%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 937 300
37.6%
9
Zambia
ZAR 929 593
38.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 922 402
38.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 891 030
40.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 427 827
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 427 827
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 382 738
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 382 738
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 352 678
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 348 776
10.3%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 132 212
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 130 643
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 068 861
28.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 878 802
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.