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 1 513 951 056
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 681 262 854
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 681 263 031
Net pay
* R 832 688 025
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 832 688 025
Net pay
R 15 139 688
Tax the employer pays
R 681 263 031
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 696 402 719
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 15 139 688 to pay you R 1 513 951 056. 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 18 167 412 672 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 175 156 375. That means that your net pay will be R 9 992 256 297 per year, or R 832 688 025 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 9 683 863 797
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 8 442 891 191
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 16 079 645 778
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 13 171 384 311
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 12 195 080 132
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 12 126 867 918
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 11 808 905 222
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 11 808 818 111
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 11 745 334 878
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 11 127 682 406
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 11 082 111 479
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 11 034 652 023
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 10 900 887 596
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 10 364 119 120
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 13 216 795 842
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 12 717 198 002
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 12 396 058 371
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 12 357 476 340
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 12 017 761 460
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 11 808 858 096
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 11 172 964 056
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 11 061 251 418
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 11 009 274 798
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 10 900 468 220
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 9 992 256 297
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 9 992 141 363
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 18 167 153 011
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 18 167 221 369
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 17 985 577 524
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 17 259 042 038
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 17 259 042 038
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 16 714 019 658
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 13 625 564 484
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 13 625 562 915
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 10 580 886 268
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 9 084 147 928
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.