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 39 423
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 7 898
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 8 075
Net pay
* R 31 348
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
20.5%
79.5%
Net pay
20.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 31 348
Net pay
R 571
Tax the employer pays
R 8 075
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 8 646
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 571 to pay you R 39 423. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.19 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
21.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 20.5% tax rate now rises to 21.6%, 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 473 076 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 96 900. That means that your net pay will be R 376 176 per year, or R 31 348 per month. Your average tax rate is 20.5% and your marginal tax rate is 33.8%. 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 33.79, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 66.21.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 662 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 311 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 45 500
R 46 000
R 46 500
R 47 000
R 47 500
R 48 000
R 48 500
R 49 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 425 473
10.1%
1
Ireland
ZAR 417 613
11.7%
2
United Kingdom
ZAR 412 629
12.8%
3
Russia
ZAR 411 576
13.0%
4
France
ZAR 401 947
15.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 388 059
18.0%
6
Hungary
ZAR 385 557
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 384 148
18.8%
8
Austria
ZAR 380 905
19.5%
9
Ukraine
ZAR 380 826
19.5%
10
Spain
ZAR 376 811
20.4%
11
Czech Republic
ZAR 373 409
21.1%
12
Italy
ZAR 342 497
27.6%
13
Greece
ZAR 340 276
28.1%
14
Sweden
ZAR 340 282
28.1%
15
Germany
ZAR 339 118
28.3%
16
Poland
ZAR 324 544
31.4%
17
Denmark
ZAR 317 187
33.0%
18
Finland
ZAR 312 468
34.0%
19
Portugal
ZAR 303 719
35.8%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 297 698
37.1%
21
Belgium
ZAR 280 677
40.7%
22
Romania
ZAR 276 749
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 392 915
16.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 350 763
25.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 445 351
5.9%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 423 741
10.4%
2
Thailand
ZAR 418 847
11.5%
3
Australia
ZAR 414 601
12.4%
4
South Korea
ZAR 396 255
16.2%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 394 238
16.7%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 380 486
19.6%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 379 503
19.8%
8
Kazakhstan
ZAR 378 473
20.0%
9
Singapore
ZAR 373 430
21.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 373 222
21.1%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 372 661
21.2%
12
Philippines
ZAR 358 360
24.3%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 345 302
27.0%
14
China
ZAR 327 967
30.7%
15
India
ZAR 310 447
34.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 427 715
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 418 638
11.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 417 538
11.7%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 405 581
14.3%
4
Colombia
ZAR 391 611
17.2%
5
Panama
ZAR 387 647
18.1%
6
Chile
ZAR 381 006
19.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 368 608
22.1%
8
Peru
ZAR 362 601
23.4%
9
Brazil
ZAR 353 104
25.4%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 342 713
27.6%
11
Argentina
ZAR 307 374
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 376 176
20.5%
1
Angola
ZAR 347 286
26.6%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 347 081
26.6%
3
Kenya
ZAR 340 285
28.1%
4
Ghana
ZAR 330 917
30.1%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 330 508
30.1%
6
Morocco
ZAR 327 406
30.8%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 324 026
31.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 312 798
33.9%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 310 245
34.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 304 462
35.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 296 205
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 449 422
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 449 422
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 435 230
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 435 230
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 425 768
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 421 038
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 399 678
15.5%
7
Egypt
ZAR 359 787
24.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 358 218
24.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 278 853
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.