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 1 508 038 476
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 678 602 193
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 678 602 370
Net pay
* R 829 436 106
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 829 436 106
Net pay
R 15 080 562
Tax the employer pays
R 678 602 370
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 693 682 932
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 15 080 562 to pay you R 1 508 038 476. 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 18 096 461 712 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 143 228 443. That means that your net pay will be R 9 953 233 269 per year, or R 829 436 106 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 9 646 046 936
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 8 409 919 996
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 16 016 848 431
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 13 119 944 865
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 12 147 454 301
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 12 079 508 153
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 11 762 787 098
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 11 762 699 987
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 11 699 465 082
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 11 084 224 943
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 11 038 833 094
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 10 991 559 248
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 10 858 317 020
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 10 323 644 080
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 13 165 179 018
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 12 667 532 330
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 12 347 646 758
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 12 309 215 497
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 11 970 827 400
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 11 762 739 972
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 11 129 329 216
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 11 018 052 926
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 10 966 279 367
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 10 857 897 644
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 9 953 233 269
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 9 953 118 335
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 18 096 202 051
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 18 096 270 408
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 17 915 336 074
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 17 191 638 626
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 17 191 638 626
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 16 648 744 775
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 13 572 351 264
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 13 572 349 695
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 10 539 563 719
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 9 048 672 448
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.