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 36 423
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 6 944
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 7 122
Net pay
* R 29 301
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
19.6%
80.4%
Net pay
19.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 29 301
Net pay
R 541
Tax the employer pays
R 7 122
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 7 663
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 541 to pay you R 36 423. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.10 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
20.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 19.6% tax rate now rises to 20.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 437 076 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 85 459. That means that your net pay will be R 351 617 per year, or R 29 301 per month. Your average tax rate is 19.6% 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 36 500
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R 37 500
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R 38 500
R 39 000
R 39 500
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R 40 500
R 41 000
R 41 500
R 42 000
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R 43 000
R 43 500
R 44 000
R 44 500
R 45 000
R 45 500
R 46 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 396 788
9.2%
1
Ireland
ZAR 394 091
9.8%
2
United Kingdom
ZAR 388 599
11.1%
3
Russia
ZAR 380 256
13.0%
4
France
ZAR 373 003
14.7%
5
Norway
ZAR 364 097
16.7%
6
Luxembourg
ZAR 358 369
18.0%
7
Hungary
ZAR 356 217
18.5%
8
Austria
ZAR 355 850
18.6%
9
Ukraine
ZAR 351 846
19.5%
10
Spain
ZAR 351 712
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
ZAR 346 769
20.7%
12
Italy
ZAR 322 024
26.3%
13
Germany
ZAR 318 755
27.1%
14
Greece
ZAR 316 796
27.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 316 153
27.7%
16
Poland
ZAR 301 557
31.0%
17
Denmark
ZAR 292 966
33.0%
18
Finland
ZAR 290 123
33.6%
19
Portugal
ZAR 284 129
35.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 275 047
37.1%
21
Belgium
ZAR 265 628
39.2%
22
Romania
ZAR 255 689
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 366 070
16.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 324 683
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 412 539
5.6%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 392 619
10.2%
2
Thailand
ZAR 390 047
10.8%
3
Australia
ZAR 386 162
11.7%
4
South Korea
ZAR 368 107
15.8%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 365 039
16.5%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 356 186
18.5%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 353 313
19.2%
8
Kazakhstan
ZAR 349 313
20.1%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 348 598
20.2%
10
Japan
ZAR 347 624
20.5%
11
Singapore
ZAR 345 862
20.9%
12
Philippines
ZAR 334 060
23.6%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 321 178
26.5%
14
China
ZAR 307 557
29.6%
15
India
ZAR 289 999
33.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 395 167
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
ZAR 388 540
11.1%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 388 363
11.2%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 377 567
13.6%
4
Colombia
ZAR 366 401
16.2%
5
Panama
ZAR 360 412
17.5%
6
Chile
ZAR 352 721
19.3%
7
Mexico
ZAR 343 969
21.3%
8
Peru
ZAR 335 511
23.2%
9
Brazil
ZAR 327 003
25.2%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 318 264
27.2%
11
Argentina
ZAR 283 974
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 351 617
19.6%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 323 186
26.1%
2
Angola
ZAR 321 096
26.5%
3
Kenya
ZAR 315 085
27.9%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 307 208
29.7%
5
Ghana
ZAR 307 103
29.7%
6
Morocco
ZAR 305 590
30.1%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 299 539
31.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 289 398
33.8%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 288 326
34.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 282 860
35.3%
11
Zambia
ZAR 274 065
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 415 222
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 415 222
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 402 110
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 402 110
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 393 368
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 388 998
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 372 433
14.8%
7
Egypt
ZAR 332 787
23.9%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 331 218
24.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 256 749
41.3%
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.