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 237 440 493
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 106 833 101
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 106 833 278
Net pay
* R 130 607 215
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 130 607 215
Net pay
R 2 374 582
Tax the employer pays
R 106 833 278
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 109 207 860
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 2 374 582 to pay you R 237 440 493. 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 2 849 285 916 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 281 999 335. That means that your net pay will be R 1 567 286 581 per year, or R 130 607 215 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 1 519 302 236
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 324 496 415
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 2 564 234 636
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 2 364 966 522
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 2 222 597 559
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 1 926 184 302
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 852 284 575
35.0%
5
Vietnam
ZAR 1 852 065 474
35.0%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 1 852 116 482
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 1 769 058 542
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 738 256 538
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 1 710 026 206
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 1 681 400 902
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 1 567 619 763
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 1 536 037 722
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 1 510 468 234
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 1 485 851 089
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 331 804 344
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 2 521 862 831
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 2 065 742 412
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 912 787 548
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 1 902 018 309
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 1 852 122 831
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 1 852 035 720
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 842 165 930
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 1 745 329 768
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 1 738 421 408
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 1 731 034 556
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 1 710 011 542
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 1 625 663 940
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 2 849 026 255
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 2 849 094 613
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 2 820 632 036
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 2 706 821 620
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 2 706 821 620
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 2 621 343 043
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 2 136 969 417
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 2 136 967 848
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 1 659 456 064
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 1 425 084 550
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.