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 35 124
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 6 542
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 6 719
Net pay
* R 28 405
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
19.1%
80.9%
Net pay
19.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 28 405
Net pay
R 528
Tax the employer pays
R 6 719
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 7 247
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 528 to pay you R 35 124. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.06 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.1% tax rate now rises to 20.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 421 488 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 80 627. That means that your net pay will be R 340 861 per year, or R 28 405 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.1% and your marginal tax rate is 31.0%. 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 31, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 69.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 690 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 450 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 35 500
R 36 000
R 36 500
R 37 000
R 37 500
R 38 000
R 38 500
R 39 000
R 39 500
R 40 000
R 40 500
R 41 000
R 41 500
R 42 000
R 42 500
R 43 000
R 43 500
R 44 000
R 44 500
R 45 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 384 368
8.8%
1
Ireland
ZAR 383 906
8.9%
2
United Kingdom
ZAR 378 194
10.3%
3
Russia
ZAR 366 695
13.0%
4
France
ZAR 360 470
14.5%
5
Norway
ZAR 353 514
16.1%
6
Luxembourg
ZAR 347 206
17.6%
7
Austria
ZAR 345 002
18.2%
8
Hungary
ZAR 343 513
18.5%
9
Spain
ZAR 340 845
19.1%
10
Ukraine
ZAR 339 298
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
ZAR 335 234
20.5%
12
Italy
ZAR 313 159
25.7%
13
Germany
ZAR 309 938
26.5%
14
Greece
ZAR 306 629
27.3%
15
Sweden
ZAR 305 704
27.5%
16
Poland
ZAR 291 603
30.8%
17
Denmark
ZAR 282 479
33.0%
18
Finland
ZAR 280 447
33.5%
19
Portugal
ZAR 275 646
34.6%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 265 239
37.1%
21
Belgium
ZAR 259 112
38.5%
22
Romania
ZAR 246 570
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 354 313
15.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 313 128
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 398 331
5.5%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 379 143
10.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 377 499
10.4%
3
Australia
ZAR 373 847
11.3%
4
South Korea
ZAR 355 919
15.6%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 352 395
16.4%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 345 664
18.0%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 341 973
18.9%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 337 955
19.8%
9
Kazakhstan
ZAR 336 686
20.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 335 739
20.3%
11
Singapore
ZAR 333 924
20.8%
12
Philippines
ZAR 323 539
23.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 310 715
26.3%
14
China
ZAR 296 684
29.6%
15
India
ZAR 281 145
33.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 381 074
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
ZAR 375 984
10.8%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 375 058
11.0%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 365 242
13.3%
4
Colombia
ZAR 355 483
15.7%
5
Panama
ZAR 348 620
17.3%
6
Chile
ZAR 340 436
19.2%
7
Mexico
ZAR 332 480
21.1%
8
Peru
ZAR 323 781
23.2%
9
Brazil
ZAR 315 702
25.1%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 307 677
27.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 273 842
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 340 861
19.1%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 312 839
25.8%
2
Angola
ZAR 309 755
26.5%
3
Kenya
ZAR 304 174
27.8%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 296 948
29.6%
5
Ghana
ZAR 296 792
29.6%
6
Morocco
ZAR 296 144
29.7%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 288 936
31.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 279 266
33.7%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 278 836
33.8%
10
Senegal
ZAR 273 350
35.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 264 478
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 400 414
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 400 414
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 387 769
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 387 769
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 379 339
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 375 124
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 360 547
14.5%
7
Egypt
ZAR 321 096
23.8%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 319 527
24.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 246 891
41.4%
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.