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 2 473 921
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 098 143
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 098 320
Net pay
* R 1 375 601
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 1 375 601
Net pay
R 24 916
Tax the employer pays
R 1 098 320
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 123 237
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 24 916 to pay you R 2 473 921. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.4% tax rate now rises to 45.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 29 687 052 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 179 846. That means that your net pay will be R 16 507 206 per year, or R 1 375 601 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 190 500
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R 199 500
R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 16 456 042
44.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 14 217 544
52.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 26 595 658
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 24 699 465
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 23 310 445
21.5%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 20 135 490
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 19 545 313
34.2%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 19 377 221
34.7%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 19 326 186
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 18 557 652
37.5%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 18 301 231
38.4%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 18 266 887
38.5%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 17 865 768
39.8%
11
China
ZAR 16 840 388
43.3%
12
Japan
ZAR 16 475 958
44.5%
13
Australia
ZAR 16 080 836
45.8%
14
South Korea
ZAR 16 031 192
46.0%
15
India
ZAR 7 352 571
75.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 21 600 453
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 20 790 068
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 20 234 738
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 20 195 373
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 19 655 962
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 19 336 443
34.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 18 262 800
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 18 097 174
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 18 030 725
39.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 17 832 848
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 16 507 206
44.4%
11
Uganda
ZAR 16 392 272
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 29 495 749
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 29 427 391
0.9%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 29 229 161
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 28 202 699
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 28 202 699
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 27 312 088
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 22 270 269
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 22 268 700
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 17 293 490
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 15 285 118
48.5%
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.