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 2 996 496
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 333 302
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 333 479
Net pay
*
R 1 663 017
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 1 663 017
Net pay
R 30 142
Tax the employer pays
R 1 333 479
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 363 621
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 30 142 to pay you R 2 996 496. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.5% tax rate now rises to 45.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 35 957 952 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 16 001 751. That means that your net pay will be R 19 956 201 per year, or R 1 663 017 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 19 798 431
44.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 17 131 657
52.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 32 239 468
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 29 904 312
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 28 201 747
21.6%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 24 374 619
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 23 621 398
34.3%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 23 453 306
34.8%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 23 402 271
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 22 450 836
37.6%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 22 126 479
38.5%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 22 029 427
38.7%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 21 565 536
40.0%
11
China
ZAR 20 289 383
43.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 19 855 524
44.8%
13
Australia
ZAR 19 404 413
46.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 19 300 130
46.3%
15
India
ZAR 8 074 164
77.6%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 31 839 703
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 26 079 639
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 24 341 152
32.3%
3
Panama
ZAR 24 121 893
32.9%
4
Mexico
ZAR 23 459 654
34.8%
5
Argentina
ZAR 23 372 543
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 23 349 401
35.1%
7
Colombia
ZAR 22 358 799
37.8%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 22 331 684
37.9%
9
Peru
ZAR 22 166 390
38.4%
10
Chile
ZAR 22 014 764
38.8%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 20 758 803
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 26 162 533
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 25 179 698
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 24 513 530
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 24 460 839
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 23 804 163
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 23 412 528
34.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 22 119 404
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 21 915 212
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 21 830 815
39.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 21 595 388
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 19 956 201
44.5%
11
Uganda
ZAR 19 841 267
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 35 766 649
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 35 698 291
0.7%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 35 437 352
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 34 160 054
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 34 160 054
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 33 081 316
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 26 973 444
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 26 971 875
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 20 945 724
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 18 420 568
48.8%
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.