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 236 160 672
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 106 257 181
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 106 257 358
Net pay
* R 129 903 314
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 129 903 314
Net pay
R 2 361 784
Tax the employer pays
R 106 257 358
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 108 619 142
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 2 361 784 to pay you R 236 160 672. 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 2 833 928 064 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 275 088 301. That means that your net pay will be R 1 558 839 763 per year, or R 129 903 314 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 1 511 116 501
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 317 359 559
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 2 550 412 569
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 2 352 219 505
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 2 210 618 435
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 1 915 802 395
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 842 301 971
35.0%
5
Vietnam
ZAR 1 842 082 870
35.0%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 1 842 133 878
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 1 759 523 876
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 728 888 248
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 1 700 811 495
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 1 672 339 923
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 1 559 172 945
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 1 527 760 940
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 1 502 328 572
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 1 477 845 243
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 330 037 113
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 2 508 269 888
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 2 054 607 970
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 902 478 589
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 1 891 766 943
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 1 842 140 227
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 1 842 053 116
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 832 237 079
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 1 735 923 083
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 1 729 053 486
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 1 721 706 811
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 1 700 796 831
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 1 616 902 823
42.9%
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.