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 148 596
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 51 747
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 51 924
Net pay
*
R 96 672
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
34.9%
65.1%
Net pay
34.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 96 672
Net pay
R 1 663
Tax the employer pays
R 51 924
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 53 587
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 663 to pay you R 148 596. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.61 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 34.9% tax rate now rises to 35.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 783 152 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 623 091. That means that your net pay will be R 1 160 061 per year, or R 96 672 per month. Your average tax rate is 34.9% 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 551 342
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 453 269
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 1 435 437
19.5%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 1 389 470
22.1%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 353 967
24.1%
5
France
ZAR 1 226 260
31.2%
6
United Kingdom
ZAR 1 225 270
31.3%
7
Norway
ZAR 1 178 007
33.9%
8
Spain
ZAR 1 155 847
35.2%
9
Denmark
ZAR 1 146 099
35.7%
10
Ireland
ZAR 1 123 175
37.0%
11
Austria
ZAR 1 096 795
38.5%
12
Poland
ZAR 1 076 045
39.7%
13
Netherlands
ZAR 1 066 062
40.2%
14
Sweden
ZAR 1 063 935
40.3%
15
Romania
ZAR 1 043 144
41.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 1 035 656
41.9%
17
Luxembourg
ZAR 1 032 390
42.1%
18
Germany
ZAR 988 145
44.6%
19
Italy
ZAR 940 292
47.3%
20
Finland
ZAR 932 796
47.7%
21
Portugal
ZAR 847 769
52.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 764 596
57.1%
23
Show more
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 283 470
28.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 183 053
33.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 539 228
13.7%
1
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 482 148
16.9%
2
Singapore
ZAR 1 456 966
18.3%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 1 440 353
19.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 366 926
23.3%
5
South Korea
ZAR 1 308 438
26.6%
6
China
ZAR 1 288 279
27.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 1 272 454
28.6%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 270 830
28.7%
9
Australia
ZAR 1 264 222
29.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 248 992
30.0%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 239 686
30.5%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 1 220 439
31.6%
13
Philippines
ZAR 1 217 000
31.8%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 188 651
33.3%
15
India
ZAR 1 003 110
43.8%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 592 237
10.7%
1
Chile
ZAR 1 392 086
21.9%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 387 177
22.2%
3
Uruguay
ZAR 1 318 385
26.1%
4
Panama
ZAR 1 310 214
26.5%
5
Colombia
ZAR 1 307 941
26.7%
6
Brazil
ZAR 1 302 909
26.9%
7
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 293 006
27.5%
8
Ecuador
ZAR 1 259 449
29.4%
9
Peru
ZAR 1 234 325
30.8%
10
Mexico
ZAR 1 229 441
31.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 1 158 923
35.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 300 366
27.1%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 257 338
29.5%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 215 140
31.9%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 1 198 908
32.8%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 197 532
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 195 209
33.0%
6
South Africa
ZAR 1 160 061
34.9%
7
Morocco
ZAR 1 121 296
37.1%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 1 107 885
37.9%
9
Zambia
ZAR 1 101 902
38.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 1 090 508
38.8%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 045 127
41.4%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 693 994
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 693 994
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 640 500
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 640 500
8.0%
4
Kuwait
ZAR 1 605 136
10.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 604 837
10.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 342 344
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 340 775
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 229 122
31.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 1 041 979
41.6%
10
Show more
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.