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 2 002 359 840
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 901 046 807
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 901 046 984
Net pay
* R 1 101 312 856
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 1 101 312 856
Net pay
R 20 023 776
Tax the employer pays
R 901 046 984
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 921 070 760
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 20 023 776 to pay you R 2 002 359 840. 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 24 028 318 080 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 10 812 563 808. That means that your net pay will be R 13 215 754 272 per year, or R 1 101 312 856 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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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 12 807 726 380
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 11 166 477 377
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 21 625 363 583
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 19 943 563 218
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 18 742 242 647
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 16 243 209 895
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 15 618 436 582
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 15 618 487 389
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 15 618 655 482
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 14 917 707 143
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 14 657 466 158
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 14 417 445 504
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 14 176 818 088
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 13 216 087 453
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 12 950 018 580
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 12 735 355 281
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 12 526 202 707
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 768 879 571
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 17 480 604 526
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 16 819 831 788
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 16 395 100 654
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 16 344 064 198
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 15 894 750 387
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 15 618 446 611
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 14 777 420 882
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 14 629 663 676
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 14 560 913 144
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 14 417 011 465
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 13 215 754 272
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 13 215 639 337
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 24 028 058 419
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 24 028 126 777
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 23 787 873 878
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 22 826 902 176
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 22 826 902 176
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 22 106 052 633
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 18 021 243 540
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 18 021 241 971
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 13 994 336 187
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 12 014 600 632
50.0%
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.