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 20 429 453
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 178 133
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 178 310
Net pay
*
R 11 251 143
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.9%
55.1%
Net pay
44.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 251 143
Net pay
R 204 472
Tax the employer pays
R 9 178 310
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9 382 782
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 204 472 to pay you R 20 429 453. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.9% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 245 153 436 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 110 139 719. That means that your net pay will be R 135 013 717 per year, or R 11 251 143 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.9% 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 213 283 489
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 199 800 050
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 197 348 516
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 188 749 086
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 143 414 760
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 141 146 595
42.4%
6
Greece
ZAR 137 323 015
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 131 933 256
46.2%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 130 209 049
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 129 527 790
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 129 205 628
47.3%
11
Spain
ZAR 127 308 061
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 127 268 523
48.1%
13
Denmark
ZAR 125 804 252
48.7%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 123 968 055
49.4%
15
Sweden
ZAR 122 772 065
49.9%
16
Austria
ZAR 120 643 834
50.8%
17
Germany
ZAR 119 083 426
51.4%
18
Ireland
ZAR 117 940 911
51.9%
19
France
ZAR 102 006 103
58.4%
20
Belgium
ZAR 91 736 164
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 90 541 735
63.1%
22
Portugal
ZAR 88 416 493
63.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 131 299 624
46.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 114 345 635
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 220 515 404
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 203 536 564
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 191 374 225
21.9%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 165 790 764
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 159 598 463
34.9%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 159 430 370
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 159 379 338
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 152 326 360
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 149 735 725
38.9%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 147 546 718
39.8%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 144 988 780
40.9%
11
China
ZAR 135 346 899
44.8%
12
Japan
ZAR 132 596 901
45.9%
13
Australia
ZAR 130 278 020
46.9%
14
South Korea
ZAR 128 350 991
47.6%
15
India
ZAR 32 146 328
86.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 216 994 651
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 177 746 364
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 164 763 620
32.8%
3
Panama
ZAR 163 759 878
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 159 436 719
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 159 349 608
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 158 594 282
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 150 298 624
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 149 963 029
38.8%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 149 388 653
39.1%
10
Chile
ZAR 147 532 054
39.8%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 140 097 505
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 178 352 247
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 171 616 537
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 167 252 838
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 166 755 607
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 162 186 975
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 159 389 593
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 150 774 626
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 149 283 882
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 148 600 768
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 147 112 678
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 135 013 717
44.9%
11
Uganda
ZAR 134 898 783
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 244 962 133
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 244 893 775
0.1%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 242 540 881
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 232 895 764
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 232 895 764
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 225 541 161
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 183 870 057
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 183 868 488
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 142 783 266
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 123 018 310
49.8%
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.