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 1 893 384
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 836 902
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 837 079
Net pay
* R 1 056 305
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 1 056 305
Net pay
R 19 111
Tax the employer pays
R 837 079
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 856 190
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 19 111 to pay you R 1 893 384. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.2% tax rate now rises to 44.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.59999999999999% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 22 720 608 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 10 044 946. That means that your net pay will be R 12 675 662 per year, or R 1 056 305 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.
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 12 742 927
43.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 10 980 210
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 20 325 858
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 18 917 316
16.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 17 876 619
21.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 15 426 174
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 15 017 125
33.9%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 14 849 032
34.7%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 14 797 997
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 14 232 652
37.4%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 14 087 021
38.0%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 14 051 700
38.2%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 13 755 636
39.5%
11
China
ZAR 13 008 844
42.7%
12
Japan
ZAR 12 721 544
44.0%
13
South Korea
ZAR 12 399 676
45.4%
14
Australia
ZAR 12 388 621
45.5%
15
India
ZAR 6 550 941
71.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 20 123 581
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 16 482 564
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 15 455 585
32.0%
3
Panama
ZAR 15 285 966
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 14 855 381
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 14 791 459
34.9%
6
Argentina
ZAR 14 768 270
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 14 291 851
37.1%
8
Colombia
ZAR 14 284 337
37.1%
9
Chile
ZAR 14 072 357
38.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 14 058 516
38.1%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 13 207 361
41.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 22 529 305
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 22 460 947
1.1%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 22 332 381
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 21 584 578
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 21 584 578
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 20 902 959
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 17 045 436
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 17 043 867
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 13 236 163
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 11 801 896
48.1%
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.