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 1 571 400 101
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 707 114 924
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 707 115 101
Net pay
*
R 864 285 000
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 864 285 000
Net pay
R 15 714 178
Tax the employer pays
R 707 115 101
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 722 829 280
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 15 714 178 to pay you R 1 571 400 101. 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.
Summary
If you make R 18 856 801 212 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 485 381 218. That means that your net pay will be R 10 371 419 994 per year, or R 864 285 000 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 10 051 307 889
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 8 763 252 803
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 16 970 998 402
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 15 651 204 218
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 14 708 459 490
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 12 747 264 529
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 12 256 950 569
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 12 257 001 425
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 12 257 169 517
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 11 707 057 218
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 11 502 840 868
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 11 314 535 383
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 11 125 674 851
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 10 371 753 176
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 10 162 941 528
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 9 994 451 341
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 9 830 358 809
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 173 792 149
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 16 689 810 476
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 13 671 191 002
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 12 657 832 190
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 12 587 034 769
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 12 257 007 773
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 12 256 920 662
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 12 191 024 569
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 11 549 932 886
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 11 502 621 960
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 11 453 359 046
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 11 314 520 720
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 10 757 391 153
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 13 718 326 005
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 13 199 769 980
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 12 866 445 407
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 12 826 398 424
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 12 473 791 979
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 12 256 960 647
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 11 596 938 008
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 11 480 985 631
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 11 427 035 980
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 11 314 101 344
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 10 371 419 994
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 10 371 305 060
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 18 856 541 551
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 18 856 609 908
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 18 668 072 179
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 17 913 961 151
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 17 913 961 151
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 17 348 257 115
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 14 142 605 889
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 14 142 604 320
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 10 982 393 048
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 9 428 842 198
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.