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 161 380 787
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 72 606 233
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 72 606 410
Net pay
* R 88 774 377
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 88 774 377
Net pay
R 1 613 985
Tax the employer pays
R 72 606 410
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 74 220 395
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 613 985 to pay you R 161 380 787. 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 1 936 569 444 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 871 276 922. That means that your net pay will be R 1 065 292 522 per year, or R 88 774 377 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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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 032 824 357
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 900 353 419
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 742 789 811
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 607 411 850
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 1 510 678 711
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 1 309 187 974
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 259 018 868
35.0%
5
Vietnam
ZAR 1 258 799 759
35.0%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 1 258 850 775
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 1 202 413 756
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 181 499 490
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 1 162 396 323
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 1 142 907 310
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 1 065 625 704
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 1 044 148 939
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 1 026 728 504
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 1 010 063 966
47.8%
15
India
ZAR 226 777 887
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 408 857 393
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 355 607 743
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 321 348 266
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 1 317 256 776
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 281 058 665
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 1 258 809 998
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 1 190 995 471
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 1 179 102 519
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 1 173 578 572
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 1 161 962 283
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 1 065 292 522
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 065 177 587
45.0%
12
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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.