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 385 164 627
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 173 308 961
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 173 309 138
Net pay
* R 211 855 489
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 211 855 489
Net pay
R 3 851 823
Tax the employer pays
R 173 309 138
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 177 160 962
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 3 851 823 to pay you R 385 164 627. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 4 621 975 524 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 079 709 658. That means that your net pay will be R 2 542 265 866 per year, or R 211 855 489 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.
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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 2 464 145 797
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 2 148 272 366
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 4 090 836 722
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 3 350 942 378
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 3 102 705 447
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 3 085 288 622
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 3 004 371 076
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 3 004 283 965
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 2 988 209 762
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 2 831 102 152
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 2 819 719 569
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 2 807 695 317
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 2 773 625 307
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 2 636 921 317
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 3 362 490 316
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 3 235 391 999
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 3 153 667 969
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 3 143 869 991
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 3 057 454 786
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 3 004 323 950
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 2 842 520 210
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 2 814 112 011
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 2 800 902 431
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 2 773 205 931
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 2 542 265 866
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 2 542 150 931
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 4 621 784 220
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 4 621 715 863
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 4 575 594 748
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 4 390 876 748
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 4 390 876 748
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 4 252 217 482
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 3 466 486 623
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 3 466 485 054
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 2 691 888 219
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 2 311 429 354
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.