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 1 791 790
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 791 184
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 791 362
Net pay
*
R 1 000 428
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 1 000 428
Net pay
R 18 095
Tax the employer pays
R 791 362
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 809 457
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18 095 to pay you R 1 791 790. 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 21 501 480 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 496 338. That means that your net pay will be R 12 005 142 per year, or R 1 000 428 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 18 706 288
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 17 523 706
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 17 308 691
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 16 537 080
23.1%
4
Romania
ZAR 12 578 366
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 12 424 830
42.2%
6
Greece
ZAR 12 077 920
43.8%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 11 868 089
44.8%
8
Norway
ZAR 11 564 699
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
ZAR 11 528 636
46.4%
10
Spain
ZAR 11 456 348
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 11 394 827
47.0%
12
Denmark
ZAR 11 246 142
47.7%
13
Austria
ZAR 11 214 153
47.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 11 023 818
48.7%
15
Sweden
ZAR 10 925 000
49.2%
16
Germany
ZAR 10 668 140
50.4%
17
Ireland
ZAR 10 587 972
50.8%
18
Italy
ZAR 9 888 469
54.0%
19
France
ZAR 9 637 845
55.2%
20
Finland
ZAR 8 193 085
61.9%
21
Belgium
ZAR 8 135 287
62.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 7 901 788
63.3%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 12 093 132
43.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 10 413 676
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 228 643
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 905 440
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 925 699
21.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 602 044
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 14 224 692
33.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 14 056 599
34.6%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 14 005 564
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 475 776
37.3%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 13 355 544
37.9%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 13 308 032
38.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 13 036 362
39.4%
11
China
ZAR 12 338 323
42.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 12 064 521
43.9%
13
South Korea
ZAR 11 764 161
45.3%
14
Australia
ZAR 11 742 483
45.4%
15
India
ZAR 6 410 655
70.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 19 044 554
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 598 696
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 637 245
31.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 472 198
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 14 062 948
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 14 003 292
34.9%
6
Argentina
ZAR 13 975 837
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 13 551 401
37.0%
8
Colombia
ZAR 13 540 698
37.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 13 340 880
38.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 13 311 801
38.1%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 511 891
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 645 449
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 15 060 168
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 649 517
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 627 547
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 241 206
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 14 015 821
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 228 673
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 13 113 389
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 13 070 366
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 921 505
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 12 005 142
44.2%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 890 207
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 21 310 176
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 21 241 819
1.2%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 21 125 444
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 20 426 406
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 20 426 406
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 19 781 362
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 16 131 090
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 16 129 521
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 12 526 131
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 11 192 332
48.0%
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.