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 1 800 261
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 794 996
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 795 173
Net pay
*
R 1 005 088
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 1 005 088
Net pay
R 18 180
Tax the employer pays
R 795 173
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 813 353
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18 180 to pay you R 1 800 261. 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 21 603 132 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 542 082. That means that your net pay will be R 12 061 050 per year, or R 1 005 088 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 18 794 725
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 17 606 553
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 17 390 521
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 16 615 352
23.1%
4
Romania
ZAR 12 637 832
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 12 483 335
42.2%
6
Greece
ZAR 12 134 845
43.8%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 11 921 876
44.8%
8
Norway
ZAR 11 618 168
46.2%
9
United Kingdom
ZAR 11 581 241
46.4%
10
Spain
ZAR 11 509 004
46.7%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 11 448 520
47.0%
12
Denmark
ZAR 11 298 209
47.7%
13
Austria
ZAR 11 263 890
47.9%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 11 075 152
48.7%
15
Sweden
ZAR 10 975 836
49.2%
16
Germany
ZAR 10 717 416
50.4%
17
Ireland
ZAR 10 636 765
50.8%
18
Italy
ZAR 9 941 856
54.0%
19
France
ZAR 9 679 828
55.2%
20
Finland
ZAR 8 230 513
61.9%
21
Belgium
ZAR 8 173 284
62.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 7 938 383
63.3%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 12 147 312
43.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 10 460 914
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 320 130
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 989 811
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 17 004 988
21.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 670 761
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 14 290 765
33.9%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 14 122 673
34.6%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 14 071 638
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 538 885
37.3%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 13 416 535
37.9%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 13 370 039
38.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 13 096 336
39.4%
11
China
ZAR 12 394 232
42.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 12 119 305
43.9%
13
South Korea
ZAR 11 817 151
45.3%
14
Australia
ZAR 11 796 359
45.4%
15
India
ZAR 6 422 352
70.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 19 134 524
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 672 394
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 705 479
31.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 540 050
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 14 129 021
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 14 069 010
34.9%
6
Argentina
ZAR 14 041 910
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 13 613 141
37.0%
8
Colombia
ZAR 13 602 703
37.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 13 401 872
38.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 13 374 062
38.1%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 569 880
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 719 401
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 15 131 324
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 718 877
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 696 690
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 308 449
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 14 081 895
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 291 189
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 13 175 280
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 13 131 966
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 982 496
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 12 061 050
44.2%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 946 116
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 21 411 828
0.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 21 343 471
1.2%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 21 226 080
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 20 522 975
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 20 522 975
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 19 874 882
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 16 207 329
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 16 205 760
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 12 585 334
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 11 243 158
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.