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 25 800
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 833
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 4 010
Net pay
* R 21 790
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
15.5%
84.5%
Net pay
15.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 21 790
Net pay
R 435
Tax the employer pays
R 4 010
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 445
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 435 to pay you R 25 800. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.72 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
16.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.5% tax rate now rises to 16.9%, 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 309 600 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 48 116. That means that your net pay will be R 261 484 per year, or R 21 790 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.5% 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 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
R 34 500
R 35 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
ZAR 306 863
0.9%
1
United Kingdom
ZAR 303 509
2.0%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 286 688
7.4%
3
Spain
ZAR 271 778
12.2%
4
France
ZAR 270 512
12.6%
5
Russia
ZAR 269 352
13.0%
6
Norway
ZAR 268 764
13.2%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 264 090
14.7%
8
Austria
ZAR 261 666
15.5%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 252 437
18.5%
10
Hungary
ZAR 252 324
18.5%
11
Italy
ZAR 249 528
19.4%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 249 228
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 244 397
21.1%
14
Greece
ZAR 232 342
25.0%
15
Sweden
ZAR 230 731
25.5%
16
Poland
ZAR 220 158
28.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 210 241
32.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 207 616
32.9%
19
Denmark
ZAR 207 202
33.1%
20
Belgium
ZAR 204 022
34.1%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 194 834
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 181 116
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 269 054
13.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 231 017
25.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 293 916
5.1%
1
Australia
ZAR 288 361
6.9%
2
Thailand
ZAR 283 846
8.3%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 282 154
8.9%
4
South Korea
ZAR 268 434
13.3%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 264 143
14.7%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 261 643
15.5%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 259 971
16.0%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 259 837
16.1%
9
Japan
ZAR 249 711
19.3%
10
Philippines
ZAR 247 343
20.1%
11
Singapore
ZAR 246 973
20.2%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 246 057
20.5%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 235 295
24.0%
14
China
ZAR 218 642
29.4%
15
India
ZAR 217 593
29.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 279 914
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 279 562
9.7%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 277 092
10.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 275 550
11.0%
4
Colombia
ZAR 271 700
12.2%
5
Panama
ZAR 263 977
14.7%
6
Chile
ZAR 251 928
18.6%
7
Mexico
ZAR 250 013
19.3%
8
Peru
ZAR 239 585
22.6%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 237 361
23.3%
10
Brazil
ZAR 234 583
24.2%
11
Argentina
ZAR 201 115
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 261 484
15.5%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 232 852
24.8%
2
Angola
ZAR 228 357
26.2%
3
Morocco
ZAR 227 120
26.6%
4
Kenya
ZAR 225 852
27.1%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 223 299
27.9%
6
Ghana
ZAR 222 778
28.0%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 212 830
31.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 210 713
31.9%
9
Uganda
ZAR 206 539
33.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 204 316
34.0%
11
Zambia
ZAR 195 667
36.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 294 120
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 294 120
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 284 832
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 284 832
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 278 640
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 275 544
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 268 887
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 237 180
23.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 235 611
23.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 176 132
43.1%
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.