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 23 760
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 302
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 3 479
Net pay
*
R 20 281
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
14.6%
85.4%
Net pay
14.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 20 281
Net pay
R 415
Tax the employer pays
R 3 479
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 894
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 415 to pay you R 23 760. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.64 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.6% tax rate now rises to 16.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 285 120 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 41 752. That means that your net pay will be R 243 368 per year, or R 20 281 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.6% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 284 108
0.4%
1
Ireland
ZAR 282 872
0.8%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 264 879
7.1%
3
Spain
ZAR 259 752
8.9%
4
France
ZAR 250 830
12.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 249 336
12.6%
6
Russia
ZAR 248 054
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 245 252
14.0%
8
Austria
ZAR 241 216
15.4%
9
Italy
ZAR 235 495
17.4%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 234 322
17.8%
11
Hungary
ZAR 232 373
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 229 522
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 228 022
20.0%
14
Greece
ZAR 215 944
24.3%
15
Sweden
ZAR 214 328
24.8%
16
Poland
ZAR 204 526
28.3%
17
Portugal
ZAR 195 431
31.5%
18
Finland
ZAR 194 317
31.9%
19
Belgium
ZAR 191 047
33.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 190 732
33.1%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 179 417
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 166 795
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 250 104
12.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 214 339
24.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 270 800
5.0%
1
Australia
ZAR 270 094
5.3%
2
Thailand
ZAR 262 715
7.9%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 259 912
8.8%
4
South Korea
ZAR 248 144
13.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 245 783
13.8%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 241 787
15.2%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 241 165
15.4%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 240 715
15.6%
9
Japan
ZAR 230 774
19.1%
10
Philippines
ZAR 230 294
19.2%
11
Singapore
ZAR 227 859
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 226 318
20.6%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 218 253
23.5%
14
India
ZAR 203 688
28.6%
15
China
ZAR 201 568
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 258 668
9.3%
1
Guatemala
ZAR 257 781
9.6%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 255 436
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
ZAR 255 182
10.5%
4
Colombia
ZAR 252 914
11.3%
5
Panama
ZAR 245 458
13.9%
6
Chile
ZAR 232 563
18.4%
7
Mexico
ZAR 231 886
18.7%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 223 722
21.5%
9
Peru
ZAR 221 164
22.4%
10
Brazil
ZAR 216 835
24.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 185 203
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 270 864
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 270 864
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 262 310
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 262 310
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 256 608
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 253 757
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 247 627
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 218 820
23.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 217 251
23.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 160 651
43.7%
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.