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 37 766
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 7 361
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 7 538
Net pay
* R 30 228
Marginal tax rate
31.0%
Average tax rate
20.0%
80.0%
Net pay
20.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 30 228
Net pay
R 555
Tax the employer pays
R 7 538
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 8 093
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 555 to pay you R 37 766. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.14 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20% tax rate now rises to 21.1%, 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 453 192 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 90 455. That means that your net pay will be R 362 737 per year, or R 30 228 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.0% 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 37 500
R 38 000
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R 39 500
R 40 000
R 40 500
R 41 000
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R 42 000
R 42 500
R 43 000
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R 44 000
R 44 500
R 45 000
R 45 500
R 46 000
R 46 500
R 47 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 409 629
9.6%
1
Ireland
ZAR 404 621
10.7%
2
United Kingdom
ZAR 399 356
11.9%
3
Russia
ZAR 394 277
13.0%
4
France
ZAR 385 960
14.8%
5
Norway
ZAR 374 935
17.3%
6
Luxembourg
ZAR 369 909
18.4%
7
Hungary
ZAR 369 351
18.5%
8
Austria
ZAR 367 066
19.0%
9
Ukraine
ZAR 364 820
19.5%
10
Spain
ZAR 362 948
19.9%
11
Czech Republic
ZAR 358 695
20.9%
12
Italy
ZAR 331 189
26.9%
13
Germany
ZAR 327 871
27.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 327 307
27.8%
15
Sweden
ZAR 326 955
27.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 311 848
31.2%
17
Denmark
ZAR 303 809
33.0%
18
Finland
ZAR 300 126
33.8%
19
Portugal
ZAR 292 898
35.4%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 285 187
37.1%
21
Belgium
ZAR 272 365
39.9%
22
Romania
ZAR 265 117
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 378 202
16.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 336 619
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 427 228
5.7%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 406 551
10.3%
2
Thailand
ZAR 402 940
11.1%
3
Australia
ZAR 398 893
12.0%
4
South Korea
ZAR 380 708
16.0%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 378 111
16.6%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 367 064
19.0%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 365 037
19.5%
8
Kazakhstan
ZAR 362 367
20.0%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 359 570
20.7%
10
Japan
ZAR 359 083
20.8%
11
Singapore
ZAR 358 203
21.0%
12
Philippines
ZAR 344 939
23.9%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 331 992
26.7%
14
China
ZAR 318 048
29.8%
15
India
ZAR 299 153
34.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 409 738
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 402 084
11.3%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 401 522
11.4%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 390 276
13.9%
4
Colombia
ZAR 377 689
16.7%
5
Panama
ZAR 372 604
17.8%
6
Chile
ZAR 365 383
19.4%
7
Mexico
ZAR 355 002
21.7%
8
Peru
ZAR 347 638
23.3%
9
Brazil
ZAR 338 688
25.3%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 329 209
27.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 294 449
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 362 737
20.0%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 333 883
26.3%
2
Angola
ZAR 332 820
26.6%
3
Kenya
ZAR 326 366
28.0%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 317 813
29.9%
5
Ghana
ZAR 317 764
29.9%
6
Morocco
ZAR 315 356
30.4%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 310 501
31.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 299 874
33.8%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 298 139
34.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 292 532
35.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 283 976
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 430 532
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 430 532
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 416 937
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 416 937
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 407 873
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 403 341
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 384 630
15.1%
7
Egypt
ZAR 344 874
23.9%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 343 305
24.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 266 775
41.1%
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.