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 2 620 019
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 163 887
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 164 065
Net pay
*
R 1 455 954
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 1 455 954
Net pay
R 26 377
Tax the employer pays
R 1 164 065
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 190 442
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 26 377 to pay you R 2 620 019. 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.
Summary
If you make R 31 440 228 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 968 775. That means that your net pay will be R 17 471 453 per year, or R 1 455 954 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 17 390 485
44.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 15 032 252
52.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 28 173 516
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 26 154 601
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 24 677 923
21.5%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 21 320 637
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 20 684 878
34.2%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 20 516 785
34.7%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 20 465 751
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 19 646 082
37.5%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 19 370 668
38.4%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 19 318 793
38.6%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 18 900 124
39.9%
11
China
ZAR 17 804 635
43.4%
12
Japan
ZAR 17 420 794
44.6%
13
Australia
ZAR 17 010 019
45.9%
14
South Korea
ZAR 16 945 100
46.1%
15
India
ZAR 7 554 309
76.0%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 27 841 151
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 22 804 289
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 21 308 629
32.2%
3
Panama
ZAR 21 106 312
32.9%
4
Mexico
ZAR 20 523 134
34.7%
5
Argentina
ZAR 20 436 023
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 20 428 693
35.0%
7
Colombia
ZAR 19 603 096
37.7%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 19 587 799
37.7%
9
Peru
ZAR 19 399 284
38.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 19 304 129
38.6%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 18 181 599
42.2%
12
Show more
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 22 875 889
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 22 017 292
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 21 430 974
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 21 387 883
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 20 815 688
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 20 476 008
34.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 19 341 003
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 19 164 596
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 19 093 128
39.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 18 884 753
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 17 471 453
44.4%
11
Uganda
ZAR 17 356 518
44.8%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 31 248 925
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 31 180 567
0.8%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 30 964 805
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 29 868 217
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 29 868 217
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 28 925 010
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 23 585 151
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 23 583 582
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 18 314 557
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 16 161 706
48.6%
10
Show more
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.