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 1 690 191 360
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 760 570 991
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 760 571 168
Net pay
*
R 929 620 192
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 929 620 192
Net pay
R 16 902 091
Tax the employer pays
R 760 571 168
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 777 473 259
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 16 902 091 to pay you R 1 690 191 360. 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 20 282 296 320 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 126 854 016. That means that your net pay will be R 11 155 442 304 per year, or R 929 620 192 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 17 645 597 798
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 16 530 071 501
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 16 327 248 538
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 15 617 349 107
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 11 865 143 347
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 11 673 423 996
42.5%
6
Greece
ZAR 11 358 123 030
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 11 066 202 128
45.4%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 10 732 462 463
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 10 713 146 661
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 10 668 742 785
47.4%
11
Spain
ZAR 10 506 548 075
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 10 496 489 966
48.3%
13
Denmark
ZAR 10 389 149 431
48.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 10 242 725 212
49.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 10 143 232 734
50.0%
16
Austria
ZAR 9 924 529 313
51.1%
17
Germany
ZAR 9 832 088 439
51.5%
18
Ireland
ZAR 9 735 769 496
52.0%
19
France
ZAR 8 377 346 114
58.7%
20
Belgium
ZAR 7 581 600 137
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 7 468 217 745
63.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 7 301 787 931
64.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 10 811 096 782
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 9 425 686 081
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 18 253 943 999
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 16 834 365 157
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 15 820 345 674
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 13 710 899 211
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 13 183 522 402
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 13 183 573 245
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 13 183 741 338
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 12 592 052 062
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 12 372 392 884
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 12 169 832 448
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 11 966 702 710
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 11 155 775 485
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 10 931 181 254
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 10 749 963 748
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 10 573 450 708
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 337 824 140
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 17 951 489 112
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 14 704 674 955
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 13 614 695 781
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 13 538 552 753
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 13 183 579 594
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 13 183 492 483
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 112 607 156
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 12 423 048 640
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 12 372 139 800
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 12 319 147 755
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 12 169 817 784
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 11 570 586 220
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 14 755 373 696
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 14 197 616 556
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 13 839 096 356
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 13 796 020 197
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 13 416 756 993
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 183 532 467
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 12 473 617 500
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 12 348 898 327
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 12 290 868 910
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 169 398 409
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 155 442 304
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 155 327 369
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 20 282 036 659
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 20 282 105 017
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 20 079 312 336
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 19 268 181 504
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 19 268 181 504
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 18 659 712 614
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 15 211 727 220
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 15 211 725 651
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 11 812 615 653
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 10 141 589 752
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.