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 1 770 553 866
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 796 734 119
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 796 734 296
Net pay
*
R 973 819 570
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 973 819 570
Net pay
R 17 705 716
Tax the employer pays
R 796 734 296
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 814 440 012
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 17 705 716 to pay you R 1 770 553 866. 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 21 246 646 392 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 560 811 549. That means that your net pay will be R 11 685 834 843 per year, or R 973 819 570 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 18 484 582 361
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 17 316 016 809
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 17 103 550 346
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 16 359 898 662
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 12 429 288 139
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 12 228 450 858
42.5%
6
Greece
ZAR 11 898 159 070
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 11 592 447 963
45.4%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 11 242 729 017
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 11 222 516 370
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 11 175 990 923
47.4%
11
Spain
ZAR 11 006 081 413
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 10 995 541 128
48.3%
13
Denmark
ZAR 10 883 104 968
48.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 10 729 721 998
49.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 10 625 498 695
50.0%
16
Austria
ZAR 10 396 371 916
51.1%
17
Germany
ZAR 10 299 557 137
51.5%
18
Ireland
ZAR 10 198 657 530
52.0%
19
France
ZAR 8 775 622 694
58.7%
20
Belgium
ZAR 7 942 073 230
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 7 823 291 441
63.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 7 648 953 957
64.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 11 325 095 370
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 9 873 823 417
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 121 859 064
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 634 775 717
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 572 538 731
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 362 799 853
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 13 810 349 958
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 13 810 400 792
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 13 810 568 884
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 190 752 707
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 12 960 646 428
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 12 748 442 491
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 12 535 659 609
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 11 686 168 025
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 11 450 896 847
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 11 261 069 286
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 11 076 153 749
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 448 792 085
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 18 805 017 038
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 403 828 758
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 262 015 767
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 182 256 426
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 13 810 407 140
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 13 810 320 029
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 736 059 478
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 13 013 713 059
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 12 960 370 224
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 12 904 855 415
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 12 748 427 828
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 120 714 184
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 456 938 373
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 14 872 661 606
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 497 096 519
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 451 971 116
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 054 674 566
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 810 360 014
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 066 692 794
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 12 936 042 869
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 12 875 253 481
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 748 008 452
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 685 834 843
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 685 719 909
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 21 246 386 731
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 21 246 455 089
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 21 034 018 907
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 20 184 314 072
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 20 184 314 072
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 19 546 914 681
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 15 934 989 774
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 15 934 988 205
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 12 374 262 779
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 10 623 764 788
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.