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 2 843 421
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 264 418
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 264 595
Net pay
*
R 1 578 826
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.5%
55.5%
Net pay
44.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 1 578 826
Net pay
R 28 611
Tax the employer pays
R 1 264 595
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 293 207
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 28 611 to pay you R 2 843 421. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.5% tax rate now rises to 45.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 34 121 052 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 15 175 146. That means that your net pay will be R 18 945 906 per year, or R 1 578 826 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.5% 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 18 819 364
44.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 16 278 042
52.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 30 586 258
10.4%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 28 379 685
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 26 768 965
21.6%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 23 132 874
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 22 427 413
34.3%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 22 259 321
34.8%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 22 208 286
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 21 310 427
37.5%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 21 005 970
38.4%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 20 927 287
38.7%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 20 481 783
40.0%
11
China
ZAR 19 279 088
43.5%
12
Japan
ZAR 18 865 567
44.7%
13
Australia
ZAR 18 430 856
46.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 18 342 578
46.2%
15
India
ZAR 7 862 792
77.0%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 30 213 898
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 24 747 886
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 23 108 133
32.3%
3
Panama
ZAR 22 895 762
32.9%
4
Mexico
ZAR 22 265 669
34.8%
5
Argentina
ZAR 22 178 558
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 22 161 846
35.1%
7
Colombia
ZAR 21 238 334
37.8%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 21 216 024
37.8%
9
Peru
ZAR 21 041 288
38.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 20 912 624
38.7%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 19 710 916
42.2%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 24 826 188
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 23 893 868
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 23 260 167
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 23 211 380
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 22 589 053
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 22 218 543
34.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 20 989 710
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 20 796 815
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 20 717 675
39.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 20 493 248
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 18 945 906
44.5%
11
Uganda
ZAR 18 830 972
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 33 929 749
0.6%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 33 861 391
0.8%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 33 618 820
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 32 414 999
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 32 414 999
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 31 391 368
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 25 595 769
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 25 594 200
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 19 875 896
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 17 502 118
48.7%
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.