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 3 125 883
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 391 526
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 391 703
Net pay
* R 1 734 180
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 1 734 180
Net pay
R 31 436
Tax the employer pays
R 1 391 703
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 423 139
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 31 436 to pay you R 3 125 883. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 37 510 596 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 16 700 441. That means that your net pay will be R 20 810 155 per year, or R 1 734 180 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
Tax per income
R 190 500
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R 193 000
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R 199 500
R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 20 625 991
45.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 17 853 176
52.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 33 636 848
10.3%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 31 193 006
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 29 412 810
21.6%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 25 424 206
32.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 24 630 617
34.3%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 24 462 524
34.8%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 24 411 490
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 23 414 769
37.6%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 23 073 592
38.5%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 22 961 014
38.8%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 22 481 581
40.1%
11
China
ZAR 21 143 337
43.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 20 692 288
44.8%
13
Australia
ZAR 20 227 314
46.1%
14
South Korea
ZAR 20 109 503
46.4%
15
India
ZAR 8 252 827
78.0%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 27 292 081
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 26 266 549
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 25 572 937
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 25 516 947
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 24 831 237
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 24 421 747
34.9%
6
Zambia
ZAR 23 074 280
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 22 860 539
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 22 771 698
39.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 22 526 974
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 20 810 155
44.5%
11
Uganda
ZAR 20 695 221
44.8%
12
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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.