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 26 800
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 093
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 4 270
Net pay
* R 22 530
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
15.9%
84.1%
Net pay
15.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 22 530
Net pay
R 445
Tax the employer pays
R 4 270
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 715
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 445 to pay you R 26 800. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.76 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 15.9% tax rate now rises to 17.3%, 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 321 600 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 51 236. That means that your net pay will be R 270 364 per year, or R 22 530 per month. Your average tax rate is 15.9% 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 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
R 35 500
R 36 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
ZAR 318 623
0.9%
1
United Kingdom
ZAR 311 519
3.1%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 297 320
7.6%
3
France
ZAR 280 160
12.9%
4
Russia
ZAR 279 792
13.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 278 287
13.5%
6
Spain
ZAR 277 610
13.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 273 300
15.0%
8
Austria
ZAR 271 780
15.5%
9
Hungary
ZAR 262 104
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 261 317
18.7%
11
Ukraine
ZAR 258 888
19.5%
12
Italy
ZAR 256 353
20.3%
13
Germany
ZAR 251 917
21.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 240 381
25.3%
15
Sweden
ZAR 238 772
25.8%
16
Poland
ZAR 227 820
29.2%
17
Portugal
ZAR 217 501
32.4%
18
Finland
ZAR 215 784
32.9%
19
Denmark
ZAR 215 275
33.1%
20
Belgium
ZAR 210 382
34.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 202 382
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 188 136
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 278 335
13.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 239 193
25.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 305 247
5.1%
1
Australia
ZAR 297 066
7.6%
2
Thailand
ZAR 294 046
8.6%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 292 581
9.0%
4
South Korea
ZAR 277 817
13.6%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 273 143
15.1%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 271 376
15.6%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 269 304
16.3%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 268 990
16.4%
9
Japan
ZAR 258 938
19.5%
10
Singapore
ZAR 256 342
20.3%
11
Kazakhstan
ZAR 255 777
20.5%
12
Philippines
ZAR 255 701
20.5%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 243 649
24.2%
14
China
ZAR 227 012
29.4%
15
India
ZAR 224 409
30.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 290 763
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 289 804
9.9%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 287 832
10.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 285 329
11.3%
4
Colombia
ZAR 280 909
12.7%
5
Panama
ZAR 273 055
15.1%
6
Chile
ZAR 261 420
18.7%
7
Mexico
ZAR 258 858
19.5%
8
Peru
ZAR 248 615
22.7%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 244 047
24.1%
10
Brazil
ZAR 243 283
24.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 208 915
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 270 364
15.9%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 241 492
24.9%
2
Angola
ZAR 237 087
26.3%
3
Morocco
ZAR 234 699
27.0%
4
Kenya
ZAR 234 252
27.2%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 231 198
28.1%
6
Ghana
ZAR 230 716
28.3%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 220 992
31.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 218 019
32.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 214 339
33.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 211 799
34.1%
11
Zambia
ZAR 203 047
36.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 305 520
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 305 520
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 295 872
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 295 872
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 289 440
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 286 224
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 279 307
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 246 180
23.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 244 611
23.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 183 721
42.9%
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.