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 3 097 368
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 378 695
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 378 872
Net pay
*
R 1 718 496
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 1 718 496
Net pay
R 31 151
Tax the employer pays
R 1 378 872
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 410 022
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 31 151 to pay you R 3 097 368. 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 37 168 416 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 16 546 460. That means that your net pay will be R 20 621 956 per year, or R 1 718 496 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 20 443 609
45.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 17 694 164
52.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 33 328 886
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 30 908 997
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 29 145 909
21.6%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 25 192 892
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 24 408 200
34.3%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 24 240 107
34.8%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 24 189 073
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 23 202 332
37.6%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 22 864 863
38.5%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 22 755 706
38.8%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 22 279 698
40.1%
11
China
ZAR 20 955 138
43.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 20 507 877
44.8%
13
Australia
ZAR 20 045 959
46.1%
14
South Korea
ZAR 19 931 129
46.4%
15
India
ZAR 8 213 453
77.9%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 32 911 062
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 26 957 225
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 25 153 676
32.3%
3
Panama
ZAR 24 929 878
32.9%
4
Mexico
ZAR 24 246 456
34.8%
5
Argentina
ZAR 24 159 345
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 24 131 966
35.1%
7
Colombia
ZAR 23 097 153
37.9%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 23 066 871
37.9%
9
Peru
ZAR 22 907 799
38.4%
10
Chile
ZAR 22 741 042
38.8%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 21 449 330
42.3%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 27 043 145
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 26 027 023
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 25 339 459
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 25 284 197
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 24 604 885
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 24 199 330
34.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 22 863 839
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 22 652 203
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 22 564 341
39.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 22 321 666
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 20 621 956
44.5%
11
Uganda
ZAR 20 507 022
44.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 36 977 113
0.5%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 36 908 755
0.7%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 36 635 711
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 35 309 995
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 35 309 995
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 34 194 943
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 27 881 292
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 27 879 723
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 21 650 711
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 19 025 800
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.