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 1 777 675 968
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 799 939 065
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 799 939 242
Net pay
*
R 977 736 726
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 977 736 726
Net pay
R 17 776 937
Tax the employer pays
R 799 939 242
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 817 716 178
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 17 776 937 to pay you R 1 777 675 968. 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 21 332 111 616 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 599 270 900. That means that your net pay will be R 11 732 840 716 per year, or R 977 736 726 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 11 370 648 334
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 9 913 539 449
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 198 777 766
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 705 711 853
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 639 201 605
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 420 574 344
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 13 865 902 355
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 13 865 953 187
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 13 866 121 280
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 243 812 365
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 13 012 780 215
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 12 799 721 626
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 12 586 083 236
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 11 733 173 898
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 11 496 956 479
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 11 306 365 855
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 11 120 705 649
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 458 626 585
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 18 880 660 684
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 465 791 045
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 319 384 299
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 239 304 463
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 13 865 959 536
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 13 865 872 425
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 791 312 745
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 13 066 060 509
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 13 012 501 961
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 12 956 763 573
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 12 799 706 962
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 169 469 103
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 519 114 323
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 14 932 487 263
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 555 411 578
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 510 104 561
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 111 209 811
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 865 912 410
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 119 253 907
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 12 988 078 370
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 12 927 044 381
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 799 287 586
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 732 840 716
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 732 725 782
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 21 331 851 955
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 21 331 920 312
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 21 118 629 479
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 20 265 506 035
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 20 265 506 035
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 19 625 542 687
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 15 999 088 692
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 15 999 087 123
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 12 424 038 580
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 10 666 497 400
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.