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 1 787 680
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 789 335
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 789 512
Net pay
* R 998 168
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 998 168
Net pay
R 18 054
Tax the employer pays
R 789 512
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 807 566
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18 054 to pay you R 1 787 680. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 21 452 160 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 474 144. That means that your net pay will be R 11 978 016 per year, or R 998 168 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.
Tax per income
R 190 500
R 191 000
R 191 500
R 192 000
R 192 500
R 193 000
R 193 500
R 194 000
R 194 500
R 195 000
R 195 500
R 196 000
R 196 500
R 197 000
R 197 500
R 198 000
R 198 500
R 199 000
R 199 500
R 200 000
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 184 255
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 864 504
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 887 229
21.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 568 703
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 14 192 634
33.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 14 024 541
34.6%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 13 973 506
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 445 157
37.3%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 13 325 952
37.9%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 13 277 946
38.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 13 007 264
39.4%
11
China
ZAR 12 311 197
42.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 12 037 941
43.9%
13
South Korea
ZAR 11 738 451
45.3%
14
Australia
ZAR 11 716 343
45.4%
15
India
ZAR 6 404 980
70.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 19 000 902
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 562 939
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 604 139
31.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 439 277
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 14 030 890
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 971 407
34.9%
6
Argentina
ZAR 13 943 779
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 13 521 446
37.0%
8
Colombia
ZAR 13 510 614
37.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 13 311 288
38.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 13 281 592
38.1%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 483 756
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 609 569
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 15 025 644
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 615 865
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 593 999
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 208 581
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 983 763
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 198 341
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 13 083 360
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 13 040 479
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 891 913
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 978 016
44.2%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 863 081
44.7%
12
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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.