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 282 869 148
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 127 275 996
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 127 276 173
Net pay
* R 155 592 975
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
45.0%
55.0%
Net pay
45.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 155 592 975
Net pay
R 2 828 869
Tax the employer pays
R 127 276 173
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 130 105 041
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 2 828 869 to pay you R 282 869 148. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 3 394 429 776 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 527 314 072. That means that your net pay will be R 1 867 115 704 per year, or R 155 592 975 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.0% 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.
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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 809 863 914
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 577 826 947
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 3 054 864 110
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 2 817 435 926
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 2 647 809 770
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 2 294 701 548
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 2 206 628 084
35.0%
5
Vietnam
ZAR 2 206 408 989
35.0%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 2 206 459 991
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 2 107 502 008
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 2 070 794 292
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 2 037 112 522
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 2 003 030 328
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 1 867 448 886
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 1 829 831 203
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 1 799 394 480
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 1 770 027 432
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 394 534 151
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 2 469 450 785
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 2 376 109 975
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 2 316 082 817
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 2 308 893 374
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 2 245 433 274
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 2 206 419 214
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 2 087 579 575
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 2 066 720 782
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 2 057 024 438
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 2 036 678 482
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 1 867 115 704
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 867 000 770
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 3 394 170 115
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 3 394 238 472
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 3 360 324 457
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 3 224 708 287
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 3 224 708 287
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 3 122 875 394
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 2 545 827 312
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 2 545 825 743
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 1 976 953 299
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 1 697 656 480
50.0%
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.