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 1 708 262
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 753 597
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 753 774
Net pay
* R 954 488
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 954 488
Net pay
R 17 260
Tax the employer pays
R 753 774
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 771 034
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 17 260 to pay you R 1 708 262. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 20 499 144 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 045 287. That means that your net pay will be R 11 453 857 per year, or R 954 488 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.
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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 17 834 255
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 16 706 802
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 16 501 811
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 15 765 281
23.1%
4
Romania
ZAR 11 991 999
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 11 847 941
42.2%
6
Greece
ZAR 11 516 611
43.8%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 11 337 723
44.7%
8
Norway
ZAR 11 037 471
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
ZAR 11 009 927
46.3%
10
Spain
ZAR 10 937 138
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 10 865 393
47.0%
12
Denmark
ZAR 10 732 729
47.6%
13
Austria
ZAR 10 723 724
47.7%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 10 517 638
48.7%
15
Sweden
ZAR 10 423 737
49.2%
16
Germany
ZAR 10 182 258
50.3%
17
Ireland
ZAR 10 106 851
50.7%
18
Italy
ZAR 9 433 609
54.0%
19
France
ZAR 9 223 881
55.0%
20
Finland
ZAR 7 824 025
61.8%
21
Belgium
ZAR 7 760 615
62.1%
22
Portugal
ZAR 7 540 947
63.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 11 558 887
43.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 9 947 887
51.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 18 326 541
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 073 501
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 143 877
21.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 13 924 465
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 13 573 173
33.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 13 405 080
34.6%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 13 354 046
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 12 853 493
37.3%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 12 754 143
37.8%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 12 696 607
38.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 12 444 994
39.3%
11
China
ZAR 11 787 039
42.5%
12
Japan
ZAR 11 524 334
43.8%
13
South Korea
ZAR 11 241 656
45.2%
14
Australia
ZAR 11 211 245
45.3%
15
India
ZAR 6 295 316
69.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 18 157 406
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 14 872 003
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 13 964 427
31.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 13 803 138
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 13 411 429
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 355 282
34.9%
6
Argentina
ZAR 13 324 318
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 12 942 622
36.9%
8
Colombia
ZAR 12 929 297
36.9%
9
Chile
ZAR 12 739 479
37.9%
10
Peru
ZAR 12 697 870
38.1%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 11 940 094
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 14 916 250
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 14 358 533
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 13 965 598
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 13 945 758
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 13 578 161
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 364 303
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 12 612 237
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 12 503 117
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 12 462 963
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 320 103
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 453 857
44.1%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 338 922
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 20 307 841
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 20 239 483
1.3%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 20 133 132
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 19 474 187
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 19 474 187
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 18 859 213
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 15 379 338
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 15 377 769
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 11 942 360
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 10 691 164
47.9%
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.