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 2 344 152
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 039 747
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 039 924
Net pay
* R 1 304 228
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.4%
55.6%
Net pay
44.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 1 304 228
Net pay
R 23 619
Tax the employer pays
R 1 039 924
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 063 543
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 23 619 to pay you R 2 344 152. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.4% tax rate now rises to 44.9%, 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 28 129 824 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 12 479 093. That means that your net pay will be R 15 650 731 per year, or R 1 304 228 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.4% 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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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 15 626 039
44.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 13 493 894
52.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 25 194 153
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 23 406 966
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 22 095 807
21.5%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 19 082 804
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 18 533 115
34.1%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 18 365 022
34.7%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 18 313 988
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 17 590 873
37.5%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 17 351 321
38.3%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 17 332 551
38.4%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 16 947 019
39.8%
11
China
ZAR 15 983 913
43.2%
12
Japan
ZAR 15 636 724
44.4%
13
Australia
ZAR 15 255 505
45.8%
14
South Korea
ZAR 15 219 429
45.9%
15
India
ZAR 7 173 380
74.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 27 938 521
0.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 27 870 163
0.9%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 27 687 505
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 26 723 333
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 26 723 333
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 25 879 438
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 21 102 348
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 21 100 779
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 16 386 544
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 14 506 504
48.4%
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.