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 1 770 552 576
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 796 733 538
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 796 733 715
Net pay
*
R 973 818 861
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 973 818 861
Net pay
R 17 705 703
Tax the employer pays
R 796 733 715
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 814 439 418
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 17 705 703 to pay you R 1 770 552 576. 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 21 246 630 912 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 560 804 583. That means that your net pay will be R 11 685 826 329 per year, or R 973 818 861 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 11 325 087 119
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 9 873 816 224
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 121 845 132
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 634 762 869
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 572 526 656
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 362 789 389
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 13 810 339 896
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 13 810 390 730
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 13 810 558 822
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 190 743 097
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 12 960 636 985
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 12 748 433 203
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 12 535 650 476
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 11 686 159 511
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 11 450 888 505
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 11 261 061 082
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 11 076 145 680
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 448 790 304
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 18 805 003 337
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 403 817 535
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 262 005 376
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 182 246 093
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 13 810 397 078
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 13 810 309 967
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 736 049 470
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 13 013 703 578
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 12 960 360 781
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 12 904 846 013
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 12 748 418 540
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 120 705 353
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 456 927 111
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 14 872 650 770
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 497 085 957
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 451 960 586
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 054 664 326
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 810 349 952
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 066 683 274
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 12 936 033 444
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 12 875 244 100
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 747 999 164
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 685 826 329
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 685 711 395
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 21 246 371 251
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 21 246 439 608
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 21 034 003 582
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 20 184 299 366
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 20 184 299 366
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 19 546 900 439
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 15 934 978 164
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 15 934 976 595
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 12 374 253 763
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 10 623 757 048
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.