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 2 468 974
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 095 917
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 096 094
Net pay
* R 1 372 880
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.4%
55.6%
Net pay
44.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 1 372 880
Net pay
R 24 867
Tax the employer pays
R 1 096 094
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 120 961
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 24 867 to pay you R 2 468 974. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.4% tax rate now rises to 44.9%, 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 29 627 688 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 153 132. That means that your net pay will be R 16 474 556 per year, or R 1 372 880 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.4% 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 16 424 401
44.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 14 189 957
52.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 26 542 230
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 24 650 193
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 23 264 141
21.5%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 20 095 360
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 19 506 727
34.2%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 19 338 634
34.7%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 19 287 600
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 18 520 797
37.5%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 18 265 018
38.4%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 18 231 269
38.5%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 17 830 744
39.8%
11
China
ZAR 16 807 738
43.3%
12
Japan
ZAR 16 443 965
44.5%
13
Australia
ZAR 16 049 373
45.8%
14
South Korea
ZAR 16 000 246
46.0%
15
India
ZAR 7 345 740
75.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 26 236 907
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 21 490 197
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 20 091 962
32.2%
3
Panama
ZAR 19 896 441
32.9%
4
Mexico
ZAR 19 344 983
34.7%
5
Argentina
ZAR 19 257 872
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 19 256 886
35.0%
7
Colombia
ZAR 18 497 490
37.6%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 18 486 935
37.6%
9
Peru
ZAR 18 289 103
38.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 18 216 605
38.5%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 17 147 609
42.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 21 557 266
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 20 748 514
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 20 194 232
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 20 154 993
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 19 616 693
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 19 297 857
34.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 18 226 291
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 18 061 031
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 17 994 751
39.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 17 797 229
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 16 474 556
44.4%
11
Uganda
ZAR 16 359 621
44.8%
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.