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 22 778
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 047
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 3 224
Net pay
* R 19 554
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
14.2%
85.8%
Net pay
14.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 19 554
Net pay
R 405
Tax the employer pays
R 3 224
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 629
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 405 to pay you R 22 778. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.2% tax rate now rises to 15.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 273 336 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 38 688. That means that your net pay will be R 234 648 per year, or R 19 554 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.2% and your marginal tax rate is 26.0%. 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 26, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 74.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 740 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 700 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 22 500
R 23 000
R 23 500
R 24 000
R 24 500
R 25 000
R 25 500
R 26 000
R 26 500
R 27 000
R 27 500
R 28 000
R 28 500
R 29 000
R 29 500
R 30 000
R 30 500
R 31 000
R 31 500
R 32 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 273 336
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 271 324
0.7%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 254 120
7.0%
3
Spain
ZAR 253 935
7.1%
4
France
ZAR 241 356
11.7%
5
Norway
ZAR 239 938
12.2%
6
Russia
ZAR 237 802
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 236 078
13.6%
8
Austria
ZAR 232 060
15.1%
9
Italy
ZAR 228 322
16.5%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 225 602
17.5%
11
Hungary
ZAR 222 769
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 220 035
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 219 275
19.8%
14
Greece
ZAR 208 051
23.9%
15
Sweden
ZAR 206 427
24.5%
16
Poland
ZAR 197 001
27.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 188 302
31.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 186 157
31.9%
19
Belgium
ZAR 184 802
32.4%
20
Denmark
ZAR 182 804
33.1%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 172 005
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 159 902
41.5%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 260 966
4.5%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 259 669
5.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 252 487
7.6%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 249 162
8.8%
4
South Korea
ZAR 238 216
12.9%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 236 945
13.3%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 232 229
15.0%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 232 177
15.1%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 231 446
15.3%
9
Philippines
ZAR 221 821
18.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 221 447
19.0%
11
Singapore
ZAR 218 658
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 216 860
20.7%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 209 818
23.2%
14
India
ZAR 196 995
27.9%
15
China
ZAR 193 348
29.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 234 648
14.2%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 206 742
24.4%
2
Morocco
ZAR 203 727
25.5%
3
Angola
ZAR 201 975
26.1%
4
Kenya
ZAR 200 467
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 199 429
27.0%
6
Ghana
ZAR 198 464
27.4%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 188 880
30.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 188 163
31.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 182 967
33.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 181 470
33.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 173 365
36.6%
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.