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 175 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 63 629
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 63 806
Net pay
* R 111 194
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
36.5%
63.5%
Net pay
36.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 111 194
Net pay
R 1 927
Tax the employer pays
R 63 806
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 65 733
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 927 to pay you R 175 000. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.76 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
37.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 36.5% tax rate now rises to 37.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 2 100 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 765 672. That means that your net pay will be R 1 334 328 per year, or R 111 194 per month. Your average tax rate is 36.5% 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
Tax per income
R 175 500
R 176 000
R 176 500
R 177 000
R 177 500
R 178 000
R 178 500
R 179 000
R 179 500
R 180 000
R 180 500
R 181 000
R 181 500
R 182 000
R 182 500
R 183 000
R 183 500
R 184 000
R 184 500
R 185 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 827 000
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 711 500
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 1 690 500
19.5%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 1 599 031
23.9%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 597 940
23.9%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 1 405 081
33.1%
6
France
ZAR 1 395 456
33.6%
7
Norway
ZAR 1 347 838
35.8%
8
Spain
ZAR 1 328 846
36.7%
9
Denmark
ZAR 1 308 393
37.7%
10
Austria
ZAR 1 280 568
39.0%
11
Ireland
ZAR 1 275 262
39.3%
12
Poland
ZAR 1 258 405
40.1%
13
Romania
ZAR 1 228 500
41.5%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 1 226 070
41.6%
15
Sweden
ZAR 1 222 381
41.8%
16
Greece
ZAR 1 213 091
42.2%
17
Luxembourg
ZAR 1 175 632
44.0%
18
Germany
ZAR 1 144 104
45.5%
19
Italy
ZAR 1 084 077
48.4%
20
Finland
ZAR 1 049 460
50.0%
21
Portugal
ZAR 969 755
53.8%
22
Belgium
ZAR 883 033
58.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 478 811
29.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 357 286
35.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 802 212
14.2%
1
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 767 311
15.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 1 726 287
17.8%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 1 662 147
20.9%
4
China
ZAR 1 595 009
24.1%
5
Thailand
ZAR 1 588 719
24.4%
6
South Korea
ZAR 1 496 339
28.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 1 486 643
29.2%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 473 129
29.9%
9
Australia
ZAR 1 457 499
30.6%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 446 030
31.1%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 445 637
31.2%
12
Philippines
ZAR 1 424 007
32.2%
13
Malaysia
ZAR 1 423 260
32.2%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 394 602
33.6%
15
India
ZAR 1 166 587
44.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 872 673
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 612 395
23.2%
2
Chile
ZAR 1 598 037
23.9%
3
Colombia
ZAR 1 541 425
26.6%
4
Uruguay
ZAR 1 537 888
26.8%
5
Brazil
ZAR 1 532 623
27.0%
6
Panama
ZAR 1 521 710
27.5%
7
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 481 055
29.5%
8
Ecuador
ZAR 1 443 976
31.2%
9
Mexico
ZAR 1 438 560
31.5%
10
Peru
ZAR 1 428 394
32.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 1 364 875
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 530 873
27.1%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 479 132
29.6%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 430 660
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 411 402
32.8%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 407 127
33.0%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 1 404 859
33.1%
6
South Africa
ZAR 1 334 328
36.5%
7
Morocco
ZAR 1 313 302
37.5%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 1 300 798
38.1%
9
Zambia
ZAR 1 296 763
38.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 1 280 617
39.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 219 393
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 995 000
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 995 000
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 932 000
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 932 000
8.0%
4
Kuwait
ZAR 1 908 697
9.1%
5
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 890 000
10.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 579 980
24.8%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 578 411
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 410 359
32.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 1 226 515
41.6%
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.