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 28 083
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 426
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 4 603
Net pay
* R 23 480
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
16.4%
83.6%
Net pay
16.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 23 480
Net pay
R 458
Tax the employer pays
R 4 603
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 5 061
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 458 to pay you R 28 083. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.80 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
17.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.4% tax rate now rises to 17.7%, 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 336 996 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 55 239. That means that your net pay will be R 281 757 per year, or R 23 480 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.4% 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 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
R 36 500
R 37 000
R 37 500
R 38 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
ZAR 331 573
1.6%
1
United Kingdom
ZAR 321 796
4.5%
2
Switzerland
ZAR 311 008
7.7%
3
Russia
ZAR 293 187
13.0%
4
France
ZAR 292 538
13.2%
5
Norway
ZAR 290 501
13.8%
6
Luxembourg
ZAR 285 020
15.4%
7
Austria
ZAR 284 757
15.5%
8
Spain
ZAR 284 024
15.7%
9
Hungary
ZAR 274 652
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 272 710
19.1%
11
Ukraine
ZAR 271 282
19.5%
12
Italy
ZAR 265 108
21.3%
13
Germany
ZAR 261 355
22.5%
14
Greece
ZAR 250 694
25.6%
15
Sweden
ZAR 249 089
26.1%
16
Poland
ZAR 237 651
29.5%
17
Portugal
ZAR 226 816
32.7%
18
Finland
ZAR 226 265
32.9%
19
Denmark
ZAR 225 634
33.1%
20
Belgium
ZAR 218 542
35.2%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 212 067
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 197 143
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 290 242
13.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 250 494
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 319 785
5.1%
1
Australia
ZAR 308 234
8.5%
2
Thailand
ZAR 307 133
8.9%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 305 960
9.2%
4
South Korea
ZAR 289 855
14.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 284 690
15.5%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 283 864
15.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 280 505
16.8%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 279 684
17.0%
9
Japan
ZAR 270 775
19.7%
10
Singapore
ZAR 268 363
20.4%
11
Kazakhstan
ZAR 268 248
20.4%
12
Philippines
ZAR 266 424
20.9%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 253 999
24.6%
14
China
ZAR 237 751
29.5%
15
India
ZAR 233 154
30.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 304 683
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 302 944
10.1%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 301 611
10.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 297 876
11.6%
4
Colombia
ZAR 292 724
13.1%
5
Panama
ZAR 284 702
15.5%
6
Chile
ZAR 273 599
18.8%
7
Mexico
ZAR 270 205
19.8%
8
Peru
ZAR 260 201
22.8%
9
Brazil
ZAR 254 446
24.5%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 252 625
25.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 218 922
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 281 757
16.4%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 252 577
25.1%
2
Angola
ZAR 248 287
26.3%
3
Kenya
ZAR 245 029
27.3%
4
Morocco
ZAR 244 278
27.5%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 241 332
28.4%
6
Ghana
ZAR 240 900
28.5%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 231 465
31.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 227 393
32.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 224 346
33.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 221 368
34.3%
11
Zambia
ZAR 212 516
36.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 320 146
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 320 146
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 310 036
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 310 036
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 303 296
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 299 926
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 292 676
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 257 727
23.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 256 158
24.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 193 458
42.6%
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.