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 31 103 999
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 13 981 678
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 13 981 856
Net pay
*
R 17 122 143
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
45.0%
55.0%
Net pay
45.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 17 122 143
Net pay
R 311 217
Tax the employer pays
R 13 981 856
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 14 293 073
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 311 217 to pay you R 31 103 999. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 373 247 988 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 167 782 267. That means that your net pay will be R 205 465 721 per year, or R 17 122 143 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 324 725 750
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 304 197 110
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 300 464 630
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 287 381 891
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 218 350 073
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 214 870 774
42.4%
6
Greece
ZAR 209 055 964
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 201 834 453
45.9%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 197 987 719
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 197 187 333
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 196 583 363
47.3%
11
Spain
ZAR 193 661 039
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 193 557 454
48.1%
13
Denmark
ZAR 191 416 331
48.7%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 188 655 804
49.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 186 831 419
49.9%
16
Austria
ZAR 183 318 654
50.9%
17
Germany
ZAR 181 177 260
51.5%
18
Ireland
ZAR 179 426 296
51.9%
19
France
ZAR 154 909 153
58.5%
20
Belgium
ZAR 139 617 780
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 137 706 149
63.1%
22
Portugal
ZAR 134 530 531
64.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 199 574 021
46.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 173 871 685
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 335 800 500
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 309 855 042
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 291 287 975
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 252 382 681
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 242 859 922
34.9%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 242 691 829
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 242 640 798
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 231 851 725
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 227 873 402
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 224 403 449
39.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 220 563 284
40.9%
11
China
ZAR 205 798 903
44.9%
12
Japan
ZAR 201 630 687
46.0%
13
Australia
ZAR 198 168 132
46.9%
14
South Korea
ZAR 195 125 001
47.7%
15
India
ZAR 46 886 192
87.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 330 368 705
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 270 614 915
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 250 747 088
32.8%
3
Panama
ZAR 249 262 992
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 242 698 178
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 242 611 067
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 241 407 410
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 228 756 537
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 228 097 635
38.9%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 227 188 160
39.1%
10
Chile
ZAR 224 388 785
39.9%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 213 170 963
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 271 541 034
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 261 282 724
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 254 654 953
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 253 885 521
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 246 921 521
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 242 651 052
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 229 552 776
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 227 274 250
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 226 224 529
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 223 969 409
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 205 465 721
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 205 350 786
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 373 056 684
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 372 988 327
0.1%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 369 354 487
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 354 585 589
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 354 585 589
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 343 388 149
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 279 940 971
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 279 939 402
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 217 386 814
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 187 065 586
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.