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 35 610
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 6 692
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 6 870
Net pay
* R 28 740
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
19.3%
80.7%
Net pay
19.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 28 740
Net pay
R 533
Tax the employer pays
R 6 870
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 7 403
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 533 to pay you R 35 610. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.08 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.3% tax rate now rises to 20.5%, 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 427 320 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 82 435. That means that your net pay will be R 344 885 per year, or R 28 740 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.3% 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.
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 389 015
9.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 387 716
9.3%
2
United Kingdom
ZAR 382 087
10.6%
3
Russia
ZAR 371 768
13.0%
4
France
ZAR 365 159
14.6%
5
Norway
ZAR 357 474
16.4%
6
Luxembourg
ZAR 351 382
17.8%
7
Austria
ZAR 349 060
18.3%
8
Hungary
ZAR 348 266
18.5%
9
Spain
ZAR 344 910
19.3%
10
Ukraine
ZAR 343 993
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
ZAR 339 550
20.5%
12
Italy
ZAR 316 475
25.9%
13
Germany
ZAR 313 237
26.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 310 433
27.4%
15
Sweden
ZAR 309 613
27.6%
16
Poland
ZAR 295 327
30.9%
17
Denmark
ZAR 286 403
33.0%
18
Finland
ZAR 284 067
33.5%
19
Portugal
ZAR 278 820
34.8%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 268 908
37.1%
21
Belgium
ZAR 261 550
38.8%
22
Romania
ZAR 249 982
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 358 711
16.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 317 451
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 403 646
5.5%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 384 185
10.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 382 242
10.6%
3
Australia
ZAR 378 454
11.4%
4
South Korea
ZAR 360 479
15.6%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 357 126
16.4%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 349 600
18.2%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 346 215
19.0%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 341 937
20.0%
9
Kazakhstan
ZAR 341 410
20.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 340 223
20.4%
11
Singapore
ZAR 338 390
20.8%
12
Philippines
ZAR 327 475
23.4%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 314 629
26.4%
14
China
ZAR 300 752
29.6%
15
India
ZAR 284 458
33.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 405 954
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 405 954
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 393 134
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 393 134
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 384 588
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 380 315
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 365 034
14.6%
7
Egypt
ZAR 325 470
23.8%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 323 901
24.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 250 579
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.