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 2 477 003 364
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 114 636 393
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 114 636 570
Net pay
* R 1 362 366 794
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 1 362 366 794
Net pay
R 24 770 211
Tax the employer pays
R 1 114 636 570
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 139 406 781
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 24 770 211 to pay you R 2 477 003 364. 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 29 724 040 368 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 375 638 838. That means that your net pay will be R 16 348 401 530 per year, or R 1 362 366 794 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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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 15 843 546 359
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 13 813 302 308
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 26 751 513 642
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 24 671 012 717
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 23 184 906 032
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 20 093 518 121
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 19 320 656 123
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 19 320 706 876
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 19 320 874 969
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 18 453 801 253
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 18 131 856 753
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 17 834 878 877
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 17 537 237 281
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 16 348 734 712
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 16 019 604 795
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 15 754 088 094
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 15 495 308 013
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 3 424 287 409
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 26 308 197 376
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 21 549 939 390
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 19 952 466 473
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 19 840 916 905
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 19 320 713 225
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 19 320 626 114
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 19 216 694 683
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 18 206 116 869
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 18 131 377 304
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 18 053 685 420
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 17 834 864 213
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 16 956 770 738
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 29 723 780 707
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 29 723 849 064
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 29 426 638 943
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 28 237 838 350
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 28 237 838 350
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 27 346 117 139
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 22 293 035 256
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 17 311 581 804
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 14 862 461 776
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.