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 1 803 395
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 796 407
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 796 584
Net pay
* R 1 006 811
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 1 006 811
Net pay
R 18 211
Tax the employer pays
R 796 584
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 814 795
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18 211 to pay you R 1 803 395. 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 21 640 740 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 559 005. That means that your net pay will be R 12 081 735 per year, or R 1 006 811 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
Tax per income
R 190 500
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R 199 500
R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 12 167 358
43.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 10 478 391
51.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 353 977
10.6%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 18 021 026
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 17 034 322
21.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 696 184
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 14 315 211
33.9%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 14 147 118
34.6%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 14 096 083
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 562 234
37.3%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 13 439 100
37.9%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 13 392 980
38.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 13 118 524
39.4%
11
China
ZAR 12 414 916
42.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 12 139 573
43.9%
13
South Korea
ZAR 11 836 755
45.3%
14
Australia
ZAR 11 816 291
45.4%
15
India
ZAR 6 426 680
70.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 19 167 811
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 699 660
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 730 723
31.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 565 154
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 14 153 467
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 14 093 324
34.9%
6
Argentina
ZAR 14 066 356
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 13 635 982
37.0%
8
Colombia
ZAR 13 625 643
37.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 13 424 436
38.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 13 397 097
38.1%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 591 335
41.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 746 761
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 15 157 650
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 744 538
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 722 271
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 333 327
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 14 106 340
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 314 318
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 13 198 177
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 13 154 756
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 13 005 061
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 12 081 735
44.2%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 966 800
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.