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 28 601 798
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 12 855 688
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 12 855 865
Net pay
*
R 15 745 933
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.9%
55.1%
Net pay
44.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 15 745 933
Net pay
R 286 195
Tax the employer pays
R 12 855 865
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 13 142 060
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 286 195 to pay you R 28 601 798. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.9% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 343 221 576 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 154 270 382. That means that your net pay will be R 188 951 194 per year, or R 15 745 933 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 183 569 943
46.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 159 918 292
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 308 776 730
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 284 933 120
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 267 867 374
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 232 084 826
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 223 342 754
34.9%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 223 174 661
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 223 123 630
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 213 210 328
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 209 557 290
38.9%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 206 387 602
39.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 202 848 002
40.9%
11
China
ZAR 189 284 376
44.9%
12
Japan
ZAR 185 448 602
46.0%
13
Australia
ZAR 182 254 134
46.9%
14
South Korea
ZAR 179 472 626
47.7%
15
India
ZAR 43 431 047
87.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 303 792 899
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 248 845 766
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 230 591 859
32.8%
3
Panama
ZAR 229 220 362
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 223 181 010
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 223 093 899
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 221 995 334
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 210 365 359
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 209 782 243
38.9%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 208 951 319
39.1%
10
Chile
ZAR 206 372 938
39.9%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 196 041 946
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 249 696 819
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 240 264 235
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 234 167 182
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 233 461 556
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 227 059 050
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 223 133 884
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 211 086 532
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 208 992 669
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 208 028 884
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 205 953 562
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 188 951 194
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 188 836 260
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 343 030 273
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 342 961 915
0.1%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 339 628 339
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 326 060 497
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 326 060 497
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 315 763 850
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 257 421 162
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 257 419 593
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 199 899 132
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 172 052 380
49.9%
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.