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 131 423
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 44 534
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 44 711
Net pay
*
R 86 712
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
34.0%
66.0%
Net pay
34.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 86 712
Net pay
R 1 491
Tax the employer pays
R 44 711
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 46 203
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 491 to pay you R 131 423. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34% tax rate now rises to 34.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 577 076 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 536 538. That means that your net pay will be R 1 040 538 per year, or R 86 712 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.0% 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 1 372 056
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 285 317
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 1 269 546
19.5%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 1 246 916
20.9%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 195 289
24.2%
5
France
ZAR 1 113 166
29.4%
6
United Kingdom
ZAR 1 108 322
29.7%
7
Norway
ZAR 1 067 132
32.3%
8
Spain
ZAR 1 043 330
33.8%
9
Denmark
ZAR 1 040 543
34.0%
10
Ireland
ZAR 1 024 258
35.1%
11
Austria
ZAR 974 730
38.2%
12
Netherlands
ZAR 961 994
39.0%
13
Sweden
ZAR 960 856
39.1%
14
Poland
ZAR 957 439
39.3%
15
Luxembourg
ZAR 937 964
40.5%
16
Romania
ZAR 922 589
41.5%
17
Greece
ZAR 920 253
41.7%
18
Germany
ZAR 889 876
43.6%
19
Finland
ZAR 853 762
45.9%
20
Italy
ZAR 846 774
46.3%
21
Portugal
ZAR 768 139
51.3%
22
Belgium
ZAR 687 565
56.4%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 151 248
27.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 066 433
32.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 368 185
13.3%
1
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 296 680
17.8%
2
Taiwan
ZAR 1 296 100
17.8%
3
Singapore
ZAR 1 280 310
18.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 222 673
22.5%
5
South Korea
ZAR 1 186 228
24.8%
6
China
ZAR 1 144 026
27.5%
7
Australia
ZAR 1 138 516
27.8%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 1 133 147
28.2%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 1 132 921
28.2%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 119 482
29.0%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 105 736
29.9%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 1 088 032
31.0%
13
Philippines
ZAR 1 082 364
31.4%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 054 701
33.1%
15
India
ZAR 892 488
43.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 409 843
10.6%
1
Chile
ZAR 1 253 934
20.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 239 627
21.4%
3
Panama
ZAR 1 172 658
25.6%
4
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 170 700
25.8%
5
Colombia
ZAR 1 156 240
26.7%
6
Brazil
ZAR 1 153 503
26.9%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 1 144 903
27.4%
8
Ecuador
ZAR 1 138 158
27.8%
9
Peru
ZAR 1 108 103
29.7%
10
Mexico
ZAR 1 093 430
30.7%
11
Argentina
ZAR 1 024 974
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 150 446
27.1%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 113 085
29.4%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 074 967
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 1 064 959
32.5%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 061 213
32.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 054 598
33.1%
6
South Africa
ZAR 1 040 538
34.0%
7
Morocco
ZAR 996 416
36.8%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 982 415
37.7%
9
Zambia
ZAR 975 165
38.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 966 862
38.7%
11
Uganda
ZAR 931 785
40.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 498 222
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 498 222
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 450 910
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 450 910
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 419 368
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 416 577
10.2%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 187 787
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 186 218
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 111 246
29.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 921 958
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.