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 1 451 996
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 638 277
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 638 454
Net pay
*
R 813 542
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.0%
56.0%
Net pay
44.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 813 542
Net pay
R 14 697
Tax the employer pays
R 638 454
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 653 151
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 14 697 to pay you R 1 451 996. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44% tax rate now rises to 44.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 17 423 952 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 7 661 451. That means that your net pay will be R 9 762 501 per year, or R 813 542 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.0% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 9 919 810
43.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 8 518 833
51.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 15 558 868
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 14 521 092
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 13 745 227
21.1%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 11 845 635
32.0%
4
Thailand
ZAR 11 574 298
33.6%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 11 406 206
34.5%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 11 355 171
34.8%
7
Philippines
ZAR 10 944 311
37.2%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 10 909 027
37.4%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 10 820 740
37.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 10 630 661
39.0%
11
China
ZAR 10 095 683
42.1%
12
Japan
ZAR 9 867 026
43.4%
13
South Korea
ZAR 9 638 599
44.7%
14
Australia
ZAR 9 581 393
45.0%
15
India
ZAR 5 941 453
65.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 15 435 612
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 12 642 489
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 11 900 204
31.7%
3
Panama
ZAR 11 750 448
32.6%
4
Mexico
ZAR 11 412 554
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 11 367 170
34.8%
6
Argentina
ZAR 11 325 443
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 11 074 874
36.4%
8
Colombia
ZAR 11 053 503
36.6%
9
Chile
ZAR 10 894 364
37.5%
10
Peru
ZAR 10 814 315
37.9%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 10 185 804
41.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 12 679 048
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 12 205 898
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 11 867 318
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 11 854 012
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 11 543 922
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 11 365 428
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 10 720 994
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 10 630 786
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 10 599 433
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 10 474 988
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 9 762 501
44.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 9 647 567
44.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 17 232 649
1.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 17 164 291
1.5%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 17 088 692
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 16 552 754
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 16 552 754
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 16 030 036
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 13 072 944
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 13 071 375
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 10 151 338
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 9 153 568
47.5%
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.