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 3 338 143 380
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 502 149 400
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 1 502 149 577
Net pay
*
R 1 835 993 803
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 1 835 993 803
Net pay
R 33 381 611
Tax the employer pays
R 1 502 149 577
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 535 531 188
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 33 381 611 to pay you R 3 338 143 380. 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 40 057 720 560 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 18 025 794 924. That means that your net pay will be R 22 031 925 636 per year, or R 1 835 993 803 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 34 850 216 887
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 32 647 042 256
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 32 246 465 051
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 30 844 425 772
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 23 433 766 528
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 23 055 070 540
42.5%
6
Greece
ZAR 22 432 360 604
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 21 857 651 136
45.4%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 21 196 232 691
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 21 158 525 745
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 21 070 615 936
47.4%
11
Spain
ZAR 20 750 217 832
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 20 730 272 010
48.3%
13
Denmark
ZAR 20 518 438 134
48.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 20 229 314 453
49.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 20 032 809 405
50.0%
16
Austria
ZAR 19 600 359 627
51.1%
17
Germany
ZAR 19 418 225 339
51.5%
18
Ireland
ZAR 19 227 973 131
52.0%
19
France
ZAR 16 544 596 325
58.7%
20
Belgium
ZAR 14 973 633 943
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 14 749 528 950
63.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 14 420 940 657
64.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 21 351 397 902
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 18 615 404 827
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 36 051 825 815
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 33 247 967 276
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 31 245 176 582
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 27 079 085 857
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 26 037 548 346
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 26 037 599 001
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 26 037 767 094
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 24 869 294 112
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 24 435 401 670
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 24 035 086 992
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 23 634 005 257
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 22 032 258 817
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 21 588 718 010
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 21 230 938 595
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 20 882 119 929
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 4 613 385 939
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 35 454 341 374
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 29 041 857 529
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 26 888 949 302
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 26 738 648 434
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 26 037 605 350
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 26 037 518 239
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 25 897 418 927
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 24 535 495 987
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 24 434 674 473
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 24 329 949 422
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 24 035 072 328
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 22 851 773 609
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 29 141 994 830
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 28 040 413 524
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 27 332 362 701
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 27 247 263 765
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 26 498 200 128
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 26 037 558 223
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 24 635 503 407
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 24 389 165 376
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 24 274 538 694
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 24 034 652 953
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 22 031 925 636
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 22 031 810 701
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 40 057 460 899
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 40 057 529 257
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 39 656 982 333
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 38 054 834 532
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 38 054 834 532
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 36 853 102 915
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 30 043 295 400
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 23 330 020 485
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 20 029 301 872
50.0%
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.