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 1 536 933
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 676 499
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 676 676
Net pay
* R 860 257
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 860 257
Net pay
R 15 546
Tax the employer pays
R 676 676
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 692 222
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 15 546 to pay you R 1 536 933. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44% tax rate now rises to 44.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 18 443 196 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 120 111. That means that your net pay will be R 10 323 085 per year, or R 860 257 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
Tax per income
R 190 500
R 191 000
R 191 500
R 192 000
R 192 500
R 193 000
R 193 500
R 194 000
R 194 500
R 195 000
R 195 500
R 196 000
R 196 500
R 197 000
R 197 500
R 198 000
R 198 500
R 199 000
R 199 500
R 200 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 16 045 581
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 15 031 205
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 14 846 773
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 14 182 201
23.1%
4
Romania
ZAR 10 789 270
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 10 664 650
42.2%
6
Greece
ZAR 10 365 280
43.8%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 10 249 860
44.4%
8
Norway
ZAR 9 956 042
46.0%
9
United Kingdom
ZAR 9 945 974
46.1%
10
Spain
ZAR 9 872 157
46.5%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 9 779 441
47.0%
12
Austria
ZAR 9 717 778
47.3%
13
Denmark
ZAR 9 679 640
47.5%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 9 479 384
48.6%
15
Sweden
ZAR 9 395 570
49.1%
16
Germany
ZAR 9 185 637
50.2%
17
Ireland
ZAR 9 119 996
50.6%
18
Italy
ZAR 8 500 620
53.9%
19
France
ZAR 8 374 774
54.6%
20
Finland
ZAR 7 067 025
61.7%
21
Belgium
ZAR 6 992 103
62.1%
22
Portugal
ZAR 6 800 806
63.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 10 463 067
43.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 8 992 479
51.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 16 476 188
10.7%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 15 367 064
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 14 540 238
21.2%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 12 534 644
32.0%
4
Thailand
ZAR 12 236 807
33.7%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 12 068 714
34.6%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 12 017 680
34.8%
7
Philippines
ZAR 11 577 092
37.2%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 11 520 574
37.5%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 11 442 478
38.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 11 232 005
39.1%
11
China
ZAR 10 656 267
42.2%
12
Japan
ZAR 10 416 325
43.5%
13
South Korea
ZAR 10 169 917
44.9%
14
Australia
ZAR 10 121 592
45.1%
15
India
ZAR 6 058 738
67.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 16 337 725
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 13 381 440
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 12 584 372
31.8%
3
Panama
ZAR 12 430 793
32.6%
4
Mexico
ZAR 12 075 063
34.5%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 12 026 112
34.8%
6
Argentina
ZAR 11 987 952
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 11 693 922
36.6%
8
Colombia
ZAR 11 675 218
36.7%
9
Chile
ZAR 11 505 910
37.6%
10
Peru
ZAR 11 438 602
38.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 10 767 248
41.6%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 13 420 548
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 12 919 369
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 12 562 774
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 12 547 302
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 12 218 152
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 12 027 937
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 11 347 829
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 11 251 353
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 11 217 083
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 11 086 534
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 10 323 085
44.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 10 208 151
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 18 251 893
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 18 183 535
1.4%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 18 097 743
1.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 17 521 036
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 17 521 036
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 16 967 740
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 13 837 377
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 13 835 808
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 10 744 955
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 9 663 190
47.6%
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.