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 1 682 330
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 741 927
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 742 105
Net pay
*
R 940 225
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.1%
55.9%
Net pay
44.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 940 225
Net pay
R 17 000
Tax the employer pays
R 742 105
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 759 105
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 17 000 to pay you R 1 682 330. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.51 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.1% tax rate now rises to 44.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 20 187 960 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 905 254. That means that your net pay will be R 11 282 706 per year, or R 940 225 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.1% 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 11 393 026
43.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 9 803 278
51.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 18 046 475
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 16 815 218
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 15 901 154
21.2%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 13 714 104
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 13 370 904
33.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 13 202 811
34.6%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 13 151 776
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 12 660 299
37.3%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 12 567 432
37.8%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 12 506 784
38.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 12 261 399
39.3%
11
China
ZAR 11 615 887
42.5%
12
Japan
ZAR 11 356 628
43.8%
13
South Korea
ZAR 11 079 440
45.1%
14
Australia
ZAR 11 046 317
45.3%
15
India
ZAR 6 259 508
69.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 17 881 983
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 14 646 394
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 13 755 545
31.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 13 595 423
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 13 209 160
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 154 102
34.8%
6
Argentina
ZAR 13 122 049
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 12 753 622
36.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 12 739 482
36.9%
9
Chile
ZAR 12 552 768
37.8%
10
Peru
ZAR 12 507 270
38.1%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 11 762 574
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 14 689 864
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 14 140 704
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 13 753 270
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 13 734 090
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 13 372 313
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 162 033
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 12 420 858
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 12 313 652
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 12 274 389
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 133 393
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 282 706
44.1%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 167 771
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 19 996 657
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 19 928 299
1.3%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 19 825 060
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 19 178 562
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 19 178 562
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 18 572 923
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 15 145 950
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 15 144 381
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 11 761 123
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 10 535 572
47.8%
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.