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 233 107 344
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 104 883 184
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 104 883 361
Net pay
*
R 128 223 983
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 128 223 983
Net pay
R 2 331 251
Tax the employer pays
R 104 883 361
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 107 214 611
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 2 331 251 to pay you R 233 107 344. 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.
Summary
If you make R 2 797 288 128 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 258 600 330. That means that your net pay will be R 1 538 687 798 per year, or R 128 223 983 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 491 587 415
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 300 332 835
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 2 517 436 626
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 2 321 808 358
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 2 182 039 285
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 1 891 033 798
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 818 486 013
35.0%
5
Vietnam
ZAR 1 818 266 912
35.0%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 1 818 317 920
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 1 736 776 584
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 706 537 887
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 1 678 827 533
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 1 650 722 727
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 1 539 020 980
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 1 508 014 640
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 1 482 909 406
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 1 458 745 325
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 325 820 949
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 2 475 840 576
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 2 028 044 016
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 877 884 032
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 1 867 309 785
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 1 818 324 269
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 1 818 237 158
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 808 549 360
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 1 713 481 122
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 1 706 704 004
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 1 699 453 180
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 1 678 812 869
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 1 596 001 022
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 2 035 030 236
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 958 110 822
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 908 638 142
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 1 902 717 625
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 850 424 074
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 1 818 277 143
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 1 720 337 462
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 1 703 151 090
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 1 695 163 765
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 1 678 393 493
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 1 538 687 798
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 538 572 863
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 2 797 028 467
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 2 797 096 824
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 2 769 154 226
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 2 657 423 722
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 2 657 423 722
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 2 573 505 078
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 2 097 971 076
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 2 097 969 507
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 1 629 172 032
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 1 399 085 656
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.