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 1 786 824
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 788 950
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 789 127
Net pay
*
R 997 697
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.2%
55.8%
Net pay
44.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 997 697
Net pay
R 18 045
Tax the employer pays
R 789 127
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 807 172
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18 045 to pay you R 1 786 824. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.2% tax rate now rises to 44.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 21 441 888 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 469 522. That means that your net pay will be R 11 972 366 per year, or R 997 697 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.2% 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 18 654 443
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 17 475 139
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 17 260 720
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 16 491 194
23.1%
4
Romania
ZAR 12 543 504
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 12 390 532
42.2%
6
Greece
ZAR 12 044 548
43.8%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 11 836 557
44.8%
8
Norway
ZAR 11 533 354
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
ZAR 11 497 797
46.4%
10
Spain
ZAR 11 425 480
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 11 363 350
47.0%
12
Denmark
ZAR 11 215 618
47.7%
13
Austria
ZAR 11 184 995
47.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 10 993 724
48.7%
15
Sweden
ZAR 10 895 198
49.2%
16
Germany
ZAR 10 639 253
50.4%
17
Ireland
ZAR 10 559 368
50.8%
18
Italy
ZAR 9 861 426
54.0%
19
France
ZAR 9 613 234
55.2%
20
Finland
ZAR 8 171 143
61.9%
21
Belgium
ZAR 8 113 011
62.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 7 880 335
63.3%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 12 061 369
43.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 10 385 984
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 175 010
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 855 979
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 879 217
21.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 561 760
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 14 185 957
33.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 14 017 864
34.6%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 13 966 829
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 438 780
37.3%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 13 319 789
37.9%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 13 271 680
38.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 13 001 204
39.4%
11
China
ZAR 12 305 548
42.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 12 032 406
43.9%
13
South Korea
ZAR 11 733 096
45.3%
14
Australia
ZAR 11 710 899
45.4%
15
India
ZAR 6 403 798
70.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 18 991 810
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 555 492
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 597 244
31.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 432 420
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 14 024 213
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 964 766
34.9%
6
Argentina
ZAR 13 937 102
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 13 515 207
37.0%
8
Colombia
ZAR 13 504 348
37.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 13 305 125
38.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 13 275 300
38.1%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 477 896
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 602 096
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 15 018 454
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 608 856
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 587 012
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 201 786
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 977 087
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 192 024
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 13 077 106
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 13 034 254
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 885 749
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 972 366
44.2%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 857 431
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 21 250 584
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 21 182 227
1.2%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 21 066 448
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 20 369 794
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 20 369 794
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 19 726 537
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 16 086 396
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 16 084 827
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 12 491 424
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 11 162 536
47.9%
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.