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 1 571 394 240
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 707 112 287
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 707 112 464
Net pay
* R 864 281 776
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 864 281 776
Net pay
R 15 714 120
Tax the employer pays
R 707 112 464
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 722 826 584
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 15 714 120 to pay you R 1 571 394 240. 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 18 856 730 880 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 485 349 568. That means that your net pay will be R 10 371 381 312 per year, or R 864 281 776 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.
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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 10 051 270 402
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 8 763 220 119
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 16 970 935 103
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 15 651 145 842
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 14 708 404 631
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 12 747 216 984
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 12 256 904 853
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 12 256 955 709
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 12 257 123 802
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 11 707 013 554
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 11 502 797 966
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 11 314 493 184
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 11 125 633 356
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 10 371 714 493
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 10 162 903 624
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 9 994 414 065
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 9 830 322 146
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 173 784 056
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 13 718 274 838
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 13 199 720 748
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 12 866 397 418
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 12 826 350 585
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 12 473 745 454
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 12 256 914 931
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 11 596 894 754
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 11 480 942 809
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 11 426 993 360
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 11 314 059 145
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 10 371 381 312
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 10 371 266 377
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 18 856 471 219
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 18 856 539 576
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 18 668 002 550
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 17 913 894 336
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 17 913 894 336
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 17 348 192 410
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 14 142 553 140
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 14 142 551 571
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 10 982 352 085
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 9 428 807 032
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.