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 301 260
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 120 446
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 120 623
Net pay
* R 180 637
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
40.0%
60.0%
Net pay
40.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 180 637
Net pay
R 3 190
Tax the employer pays
R 120 623
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 123 813
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 3 190 to pay you R 301 260. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.11 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 40% tax rate now rises to 40.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 3 615 120 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 447 476. That means that your net pay will be R 2 167 644 per year, or R 180 637 per month. Your average tax rate is 40.0% 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
Tax per income
R 190 500
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R 199 500
R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 2 437 486
32.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 2 099 068
41.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 3 130 919
13.4%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 3 059 761
15.4%
2
Singapore
ZAR 2 957 653
18.2%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 2 622 747
27.5%
4
Thailand
ZAR 2 598 385
28.1%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 2 510 865
30.6%
6
China
ZAR 2 496 252
31.0%
7
Pakistan
ZAR 2 430 465
32.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 2 397 352
33.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 2 381 715
34.1%
10
Vietnam
ZAR 2 379 430
34.2%
11
Philippines
ZAR 2 371 328
34.4%
12
Japan
ZAR 2 360 512
34.7%
13
South Korea
ZAR 2 353 811
34.9%
14
Australia
ZAR 2 262 712
37.4%
15
India
ZAR 1 911 831
47.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 3 213 677
11.1%
1
Brazil
ZAR 2 631 085
27.2%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 2 631 026
27.2%
3
Uruguay
ZAR 2 618 057
27.6%
4
Colombia
ZAR 2 598 382
28.1%
5
Chile
ZAR 2 580 123
28.6%
6
Panama
ZAR 2 533 052
29.9%
7
Puerto Rico
ZAR 2 439 760
32.5%
8
Mexico
ZAR 2 434 072
32.7%
9
Peru
ZAR 2 356 405
34.8%
10
Argentina
ZAR 2 349 703
35.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 2 308 349
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 3 434 364
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 3 434 364
5.0%
2
Kuwait
ZAR 3 423 816
5.3%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 3 417 948
5.5%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 3 355 459
7.2%
5
Oman
ZAR 3 325 910
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 2 716 320
24.9%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 2 714 751
24.9%
8
Israel
ZAR 2 247 081
37.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 2 108 936
41.7%
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.