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 1 815 144 240
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 816 799 787
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 816 799 964
Net pay
* R 998 344 276
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 998 344 276
Net pay
R 18 151 620
Tax the employer pays
R 816 799 964
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 834 951 584
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 18 151 620 to pay you R 1 815 144 240. 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 21 781 730 880 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 801 599 568. That means that your net pay will be R 11 980 131 312 per year, or R 998 344 276 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.
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Tax per income
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R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 11 610 295 402
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 10 122 479 319
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 19 603 435 103
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 18 078 895 842
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 16 989 904 631
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 14 724 516 963
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 14 158 154 880
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 14 158 205 709
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 14 158 373 802
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 522 950 980
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 13 287 047 966
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 13 069 493 184
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 12 851 354 106
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 11 980 464 493
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 11 739 269 048
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 11 544 664 065
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 11 355 086 273
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 510 364 358
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 19 278 610 152
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 791 765 011
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 621 191 230
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 14 539 425 322
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 14 158 212 058
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 14 158 124 947
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 14 081 991 599
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 13 341 452 308
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 13 286 758 933
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 13 229 844 330
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 13 069 478 520
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 12 425 961 156
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 15 846 212 338
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 15 247 220 748
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 862 198 043
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 14 815 935 585
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 14 408 632 954
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 14 158 164 931
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 13 395 769 754
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 13 261 829 059
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 13 199 508 260
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 13 069 059 145
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 980 131 312
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 980 016 377
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.