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 1 740 638 592
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 783 272 245
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 783 272 422
Net pay
*
R 957 366 170
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 957 366 170
Net pay
R 17 406 563
Tax the employer pays
R 783 272 422
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 800 678 985
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 17 406 563 to pay you R 1 740 638 592. 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 20 887 663 104 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 399 269 069. That means that your net pay will be R 11 488 394 035 per year, or R 957 366 170 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 11 133 757 278
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 9 707 002 447
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 18 798 774 105
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 336 819 588
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 292 531 766
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 120 127 153
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 13 577 010 818
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 13 577 061 654
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 13 577 229 747
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 12 967 883 925
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 12 741 666 622
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 12 533 052 519
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 12 323 863 059
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 11 488 727 217
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 11 257 430 576
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 11 070 808 144
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 10 889 020 471
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 407 483 810
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 18 487 287 751
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 143 565 874
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 021 048 235
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 13 942 635 082
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 13 577 068 003
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 13 576 980 892
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 503 976 782
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 12 793 835 795
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 12 741 399 025
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 12 686 823 325
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 12 533 037 855
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 11 915 926 782
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 195 778 031
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 14 621 373 305
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 252 153 247
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 207 790 683
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 13 817 207 121
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 577 020 877
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 12 845 918 072
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 12 717 475 894
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 12 657 713 916
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 532 618 479
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 488 394 035
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 488 279 100
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.