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 2 020 263 648
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 909 103 521
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 909 103 698
Net pay
* R 1 111 159 950
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 1 111 159 950
Net pay
R 20 202 814
Tax the employer pays
R 909 103 698
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 929 306 511
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 20 202 814 to pay you R 2 020 263 648. 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 24 243 163 776 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 10 909 244 372. That means that your net pay will be R 13 333 919 404 per year, or R 1 111 159 950 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 12 922 239 136
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 11 266 317 032
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 21 457 177 641
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 17 576 303 861
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 16 273 428 061
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 16 182 431 780
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 15 758 143 440
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 15 758 056 329
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 15 673 307 967
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 14 849 079 957
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 14 788 173 987
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 14 724 820 213
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 14 546 338 258
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 13 830 122 473
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 17 636 904 770
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 16 970 223 775
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 16 541 695 243
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 16 490 202 240
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 16 036 870 815
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 15 758 096 314
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 14 909 550 985
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 14 760 472 478
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 14 691 107 058
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 14 545 918 882
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 13 333 919 404
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 13 333 804 470
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 24 242 904 115
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 24 242 972 473
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 24 000 571 117
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 23 031 005 587
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 23 031 005 587
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 22 303 710 674
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 18 182 377 812
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 18 182 376 243
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 14 119 464 468
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 12 122 023 480
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.