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 39 500
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 7 924
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 8 101
Net pay
* R 31 399
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 31 399
Net pay
R 572
Tax the employer pays
R 8 101
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 8 673
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 572 to pay you R 39 500. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.20 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 474 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 97 212. That means that your net pay will be R 376 788 per year, or R 31 399 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.
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 426 209
10.1%
1
Ireland
ZAR 418 217
11.8%
2
United Kingdom
ZAR 413 246
12.8%
3
Russia
ZAR 412 380
13.0%
4
France
ZAR 402 690
15.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 388 668
18.0%
6
Hungary
ZAR 386 310
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 384 810
18.8%
8
Austria
ZAR 381 548
19.5%
9
Ukraine
ZAR 381 570
19.5%
10
Spain
ZAR 377 455
20.4%
11
Czech Republic
ZAR 374 093
21.1%
12
Italy
ZAR 343 022
27.6%
13
Greece
ZAR 340 878
28.1%
14
Sweden
ZAR 340 901
28.1%
15
Germany
ZAR 339 640
28.4%
16
Poland
ZAR 325 135
31.4%
17
Denmark
ZAR 317 808
33.0%
18
Finland
ZAR 313 041
34.0%
19
Portugal
ZAR 304 221
35.8%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 298 279
37.1%
21
Belgium
ZAR 281 063
40.7%
22
Romania
ZAR 277 290
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 393 598
17.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 351 420
25.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 428 551
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 419 407
11.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 418 282
11.8%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 406 292
14.3%
4
Colombia
ZAR 392 257
17.3%
5
Panama
ZAR 388 346
18.1%
6
Chile
ZAR 381 732
19.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 369 241
22.1%
8
Peru
ZAR 363 296
23.4%
9
Brazil
ZAR 353 773
25.4%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 343 341
27.6%
11
Argentina
ZAR 307 975
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 376 788
20.5%
1
Angola
ZAR 347 958
26.6%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 347 694
26.7%
3
Kenya
ZAR 340 932
28.1%
4
Ghana
ZAR 331 528
30.1%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 331 098
30.2%
6
Morocco
ZAR 327 966
30.8%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 324 655
31.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 313 399
33.9%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 310 808
34.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 305 017
35.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 296 773
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 450 300
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 450 300
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 436 080
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 436 080
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 426 600
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 421 860
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 400 377
15.5%
7
Egypt
ZAR 360 480
24.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 358 911
24.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 279 414
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.