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 26 892
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 117
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 4 294
Net pay
* R 22 598
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
16.0%
84.0%
Net pay
16.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 22 598
Net pay
R 446
Tax the employer pays
R 4 294
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 740
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 446 to pay you R 26 892. 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 16% tax rate now rises to 17.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 322 704 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 51 523. That means that your net pay will be R 271 181 per year, or R 22 598 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.0% 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.
Compare average tax
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 319 705
0.9%
1
United Kingdom
ZAR 312 256
3.2%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 298 298
7.6%
3
France
ZAR 281 048
12.9%
4
Russia
ZAR 280 752
13.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 279 163
13.5%
6
Spain
ZAR 278 146
13.8%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 274 147
15.1%
8
Austria
ZAR 272 711
15.5%
9
Hungary
ZAR 263 004
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 262 134
18.8%
11
Ukraine
ZAR 259 777
19.5%
12
Italy
ZAR 256 980
20.4%
13
Germany
ZAR 252 609
21.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 241 120
25.3%
15
Sweden
ZAR 239 512
25.8%
16
Poland
ZAR 228 525
29.2%
17
Portugal
ZAR 218 169
32.4%
18
Finland
ZAR 216 536
32.9%
19
Denmark
ZAR 216 018
33.1%
20
Belgium
ZAR 210 967
34.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 203 077
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 188 782
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 279 188
13.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 239 945
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 306 290
5.1%
1
Australia
ZAR 297 867
7.7%
2
Thailand
ZAR 294 985
8.6%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 293 541
9.0%
4
South Korea
ZAR 278 680
13.6%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 273 971
15.1%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 272 272
15.6%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 270 107
16.3%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 269 758
16.4%
9
Japan
ZAR 259 787
19.5%
10
Singapore
ZAR 257 204
20.3%
11
Kazakhstan
ZAR 256 671
20.5%
12
Philippines
ZAR 256 470
20.5%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 244 406
24.3%
14
China
ZAR 227 783
29.4%
15
India
ZAR 225 036
30.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 291 762
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 290 746
9.9%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 288 820
10.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 286 229
11.3%
4
Colombia
ZAR 281 757
12.7%
5
Panama
ZAR 273 890
15.1%
6
Chile
ZAR 262 294
18.7%
7
Mexico
ZAR 259 672
19.5%
8
Peru
ZAR 249 446
22.7%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 244 662
24.2%
10
Brazil
ZAR 244 084
24.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 209 632
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 271 181
16.0%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 242 287
24.9%
2
Angola
ZAR 237 890
26.3%
3
Morocco
ZAR 235 386
27.1%
4
Kenya
ZAR 235 025
27.2%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 231 925
28.1%
6
Ghana
ZAR 231 446
28.3%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 221 743
31.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 218 691
32.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 215 056
33.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 212 485
34.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 203 726
36.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 306 569
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 306 569
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 296 888
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 296 888
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 290 434
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 287 207
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 280 266
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 247 008
23.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 245 439
23.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 184 419
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.