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 2 611 149
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 159 896
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 160 073
Net pay
* R 1 451 076
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 1 451 076
Net pay
R 26 289
Tax the employer pays
R 1 160 073
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 186 362
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 26 289 to pay you R 2 611 149. 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 31 333 788 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 920 877. That means that your net pay will be R 17 412 911 per year, or R 1 451 076 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.
Tax per income
R 190 500
R 191 000
R 191 500
R 192 000
R 192 500
R 193 000
R 193 500
R 194 000
R 194 500
R 195 000
R 195 500
R 196 000
R 196 500
R 197 000
R 197 500
R 198 000
R 198 500
R 199 000
R 199 500
R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 17 333 752
44.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 14 982 789
52.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 28 077 720
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 26 066 256
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 24 594 899
21.5%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 21 248 684
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 20 615 692
34.2%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 20 447 599
34.7%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 20 396 565
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 19 580 001
37.5%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 19 305 739
38.4%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 19 254 929
38.6%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 18 837 326
39.9%
11
China
ZAR 17 746 093
43.4%
12
Japan
ZAR 17 363 431
44.6%
13
Australia
ZAR 16 953 606
45.9%
14
South Korea
ZAR 16 889 614
46.1%
15
India
ZAR 7 542 061
75.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 27 746 943
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 22 727 120
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 21 237 182
32.2%
3
Panama
ZAR 21 035 263
32.9%
4
Mexico
ZAR 20 453 948
34.7%
5
Argentina
ZAR 20 366 837
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 20 359 879
35.0%
7
Colombia
ZAR 19 538 170
37.7%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 19 523 152
37.7%
9
Peru
ZAR 19 334 089
38.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 19 240 265
38.6%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 18 120 879
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 22 798 454
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 21 942 784
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 21 358 347
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 21 315 483
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 20 745 278
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 20 406 822
34.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 19 275 543
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 19 099 790
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 19 028 627
39.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 18 820 889
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 17 412 911
44.4%
11
Uganda
ZAR 17 297 976
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.