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 24 300
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 443
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 3 620
Net pay
* R 20 680
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
14.9%
85.1%
Net pay
14.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 20 680
Net pay
R 420
Tax the employer pays
R 3 620
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 040
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 420 to pay you R 24 300. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.66 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 14.9% tax rate now rises to 16.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 291 600 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 43 436. That means that your net pay will be R 248 164 per year, or R 20 680 per month. Your average tax rate is 14.9% 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.
Tax per income
R 24 500
R 25 000
R 25 500
R 26 000
R 26 500
R 27 000
R 27 500
R 28 000
R 28 500
R 29 000
R 29 500
R 30 000
R 30 500
R 31 000
R 31 500
R 32 000
R 32 500
R 33 000
R 33 500
R 34 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 289 673
0.7%
1
Ireland
ZAR 289 223
0.8%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 270 678
7.2%
3
Spain
ZAR 262 943
9.8%
4
France
ZAR 256 040
12.2%
5
Norway
ZAR 254 479
12.7%
6
Russia
ZAR 253 692
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 250 260
14.2%
8
Austria
ZAR 246 494
15.5%
9
Italy
ZAR 239 292
17.9%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 239 117
18.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 237 654
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 234 738
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 232 542
20.3%
14
Greece
ZAR 220 285
24.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 218 670
25.0%
16
Poland
ZAR 208 664
28.4%
17
Portugal
ZAR 199 351
31.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 198 109
32.1%
19
Denmark
ZAR 195 092
33.1%
20
Belgium
ZAR 194 482
33.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 183 497
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 170 586
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 255 133
12.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 218 754
25.0%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 248 164
14.9%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 219 892
24.6%
2
Morocco
ZAR 215 508
26.1%
3
Angola
ZAR 215 262
26.2%
4
Kenya
ZAR 213 252
26.9%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 211 451
27.5%
6
Ghana
ZAR 210 790
27.7%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 200 586
31.2%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 199 875
31.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 194 839
33.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 192 976
33.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 184 597
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 277 020
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 277 020
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 268 272
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 268 272
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 262 440
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 259 524
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 253 255
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 223 680
23.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 222 111
23.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 164 749
43.5%
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.