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 1 815 120 590
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 816 789 144
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 816 789 322
Net pay
* R 998 331 268
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
45.0%
55.0%
Net pay
45.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 998 331 268
Net pay
R 18 151 383
Tax the employer pays
R 816 789 322
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 834 940 705
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18 151 383 to pay you R 1 815 120 590. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, 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 21 781 447 080 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 801 471 858. That means that your net pay will be R 11 979 975 222 per year, or R 998 331 268 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.0% 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 193 000
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R 199 500
R 200 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 18 949 858 960
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 17 751 879 370
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 17 534 064 899
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 16 771 695 192
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 12 742 146 542
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 12 536 252 720
42.5%
6
Greece
ZAR 12 197 647 455
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 11 884 288 698
45.4%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 11 525 708 105
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 11 504 998 093
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 11 457 296 085
47.4%
11
Spain
ZAR 11 283 108 169
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 11 272 300 484
48.3%
13
Denmark
ZAR 11 157 038 437
48.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 10 999 796 346
49.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 10 892 949 464
50.0%
16
Austria
ZAR 10 658 042 192
51.1%
17
Germany
ZAR 10 558 801 770
51.5%
18
Ireland
ZAR 10 455 361 860
52.0%
19
France
ZAR 8 996 495 378
58.7%
20
Belgium
ZAR 8 141 981 192
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 8 020 205 055
63.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 7 841 482 204
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 11 610 144 137
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 10 122 347 436
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 603 179 683
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 18 078 660 288
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 989 683 267
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 724 325 115
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 14 157 970 410
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 14 158 021 239
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 14 158 189 332
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 522 774 788
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 13 286 874 848
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 13 069 322 904
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 12 851 186 667
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 11 980 308 403
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 11 739 116 100
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 11 544 513 651
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 11 354 938 332
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 510 331 701
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 19 278 358 966
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 791 559 256
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 621 000 729
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 539 235 886
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 14 158 027 588
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 14 157 940 477
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 14 081 808 123
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 13 341 278 481
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 13 286 585 822
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 13 229 671 961
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 13 069 308 240
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 425 799 258
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 846 005 873
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 15 247 022 088
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 862 004 399
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 815 742 544
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 408 445 221
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 14 157 980 461
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 395 595 217
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 13 261 656 267
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 13 199 336 280
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 13 068 888 865
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 979 975 222
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 979 860 287
45.0%
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.