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 27 096
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 170
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 4 347
Net pay
* R 22 749
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 22 749
Net pay
R 448
Tax the employer pays
R 4 347
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 795
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 448 to pay you R 27 096. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.77 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16% tax rate now rises to 17.4%, 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 325 152 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 52 160. That means that your net pay will be R 272 992 per year, or R 22 749 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 27 500
R 28 000
R 28 500
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R 29 500
R 30 000
R 30 500
R 31 000
R 31 500
R 32 000
R 32 500
R 33 000
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R 34 000
R 34 500
R 35 000
R 35 500
R 36 000
R 36 500
R 37 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
ZAR 322 104
0.9%
1
United Kingdom
ZAR 313 890
3.5%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 300 467
7.6%
3
France
ZAR 283 016
13.0%
4
Russia
ZAR 282 882
13.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 281 106
13.6%
6
Spain
ZAR 279 336
14.1%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 276 026
15.1%
8
Austria
ZAR 274 774
15.5%
9
Hungary
ZAR 264 999
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 263 945
18.8%
11
Ukraine
ZAR 261 747
19.5%
12
Italy
ZAR 258 372
20.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 254 143
21.8%
14
Greece
ZAR 242 760
25.3%
15
Sweden
ZAR 241 152
25.8%
16
Poland
ZAR 230 088
29.2%
17
Portugal
ZAR 219 650
32.5%
18
Finland
ZAR 218 202
32.9%
19
Denmark
ZAR 217 665
33.1%
20
Belgium
ZAR 212 264
34.7%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 204 617
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 190 214
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 281 082
13.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 241 714
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 308 601
5.1%
1
Australia
ZAR 299 643
7.9%
2
Thailand
ZAR 297 066
8.6%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 295 668
9.1%
4
South Korea
ZAR 280 594
13.7%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 275 807
15.2%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 274 257
15.7%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 271 888
16.4%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 271 459
16.5%
9
Japan
ZAR 261 669
19.5%
10
Singapore
ZAR 259 116
20.3%
11
Kazakhstan
ZAR 258 654
20.5%
12
Philippines
ZAR 258 175
20.6%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 246 049
24.3%
14
China
ZAR 229 490
29.4%
15
India
ZAR 226 426
30.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 293 975
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 292 835
9.9%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 291 011
10.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 288 224
11.4%
4
Colombia
ZAR 283 635
12.8%
5
Panama
ZAR 275 742
15.2%
6
Chile
ZAR 264 230
18.7%
7
Mexico
ZAR 261 476
19.6%
8
Peru
ZAR 251 288
22.7%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 246 026
24.3%
10
Brazil
ZAR 245 859
24.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 211 223
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 272 992
16.0%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 244 050
24.9%
2
Angola
ZAR 239 671
26.3%
3
Morocco
ZAR 236 909
27.1%
4
Kenya
ZAR 236 738
27.2%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 233 536
28.2%
6
Ghana
ZAR 233 065
28.3%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 223 408
31.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 220 182
32.3%
9
Uganda
ZAR 216 648
33.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 214 006
34.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 205 232
36.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 308 894
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 308 894
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 299 140
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 299 140
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 292 637
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 289 386
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 282 391
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 248 844
23.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 247 275
24.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 185 967
42.8%
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.