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 1 310 922 072
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 589 899 811
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 589 899 988
Net pay
* R 721 022 084
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 721 022 084
Net pay
R 13 109 398
Tax the employer pays
R 589 899 988
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 603 009 386
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 13 109 398 to pay you R 1 310 922 072. 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 15 731 064 864 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 7 078 799 861. That means that your net pay will be R 8 652 265 003 per year, or R 721 022 084 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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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 8 385 290 416
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 7 310 710 619
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 14 157 835 689
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 13 056 843 049
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 12 270 385 139
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 10 634 266 780
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 10 225 221 913
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 10 225 272 798
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 10 225 440 891
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 9 766 495 981
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 9 596 141 696
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 9 439 093 575
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 9 281 521 663
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 8 652 598 185
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 8 478 393 595
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 8 337 811 076
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 8 200 953 458
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 1 814 113 078
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 11 444 352 811
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 11 011 754 537
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 10 733 677 353
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 10 700 272 561
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 10 406 117 385
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 10 225 232 021
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 9 674 610 154
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 9 577 881 055
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 9 532 877 262
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 9 438 659 535
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 8 652 265 003
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 8 652 150 068
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 15 730 805 203
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 15 730 873 561
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 15 573 593 195
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 14 944 511 621
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 14 944 511 621
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 14 472 579 675
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 11 798 303 628
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 11 798 302 059
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 9 161 932 941
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 7 865 974 024
50.0%
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.