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 241 010 124
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 108 439 435
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 108 439 612
Net pay
* R 132 570 512
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 132 570 512
Net pay
R 2 410 278
Tax the employer pays
R 108 439 612
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 110 849 890
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 2 410 278 to pay you R 241 010 124. 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 2 892 121 488 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 301 275 342. That means that your net pay will be R 1 590 846 146 per year, or R 132 570 512 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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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 542 133 596
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 344 402 276
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 2 559 775 782
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 2 096 798 202
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 941 540 925
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 1 930 611 053
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 1 879 965 953
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 1 879 878 842
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 869 859 128
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 1 771 566 555
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 1 764 550 080
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 1 757 051 169
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 1 735 712 885
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 1 650 100 134
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 2 104 021 505
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 2 024 494 174
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 973 345 314
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 1 967 223 276
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 913 156 342
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 1 879 918 827
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 1 778 659 978
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 1 760 890 381
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 1 752 631 644
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 1 735 293 509
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 1 590 846 146
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 590 731 211
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 2 891 861 827
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 2 891 930 185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 2 863 039 252
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 2 747 515 414
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 2 747 515 414
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 2 660 751 769
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 2 169 096 096
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 2 169 094 527
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 1 684 403 929
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 1 446 502 336
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.