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 41 227
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 8 507
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 8 684
Net pay
* R 32 543
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
21.1%
78.9%
Net pay
21.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 32 543
Net pay
R 589
Tax the employer pays
R 8 684
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9 274
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 589 to pay you R 41 227. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.1% tax rate now rises to 22.2%, 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 494 724 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 104 213. That means that your net pay will be R 390 511 per year, or R 32 543 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.1% 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 33.78, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 66.22.
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 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
R 49 500
R 50 000
R 50 500
R 51 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 442 722
10.5%
1
Ireland
ZAR 432 674
12.5%
2
Russia
ZAR 430 410
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 427 079
13.7%
4
France
ZAR 418 826
15.3%
5
Hungary
ZAR 403 200
18.5%
6
Norway
ZAR 402 346
18.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 398 830
19.4%
8
Ukraine
ZAR 398 253
19.5%
9
Austria
ZAR 393 368
20.5%
10
Spain
ZAR 391 284
20.9%
11
Czech Republic
ZAR 389 429
21.3%
12
Sweden
ZAR 354 791
28.3%
13
Greece
ZAR 353 891
28.5%
14
Italy
ZAR 352 657
28.7%
15
Germany
ZAR 351 285
29.0%
16
Poland
ZAR 338 368
31.6%
17
Denmark
ZAR 331 869
32.9%
18
Finland
ZAR 325 470
34.2%
19
Portugal
ZAR 315 144
36.3%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 311 322
37.1%
21
Romania
ZAR 289 414
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 288 008
41.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 408 932
17.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 366 161
26.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 464 823
6.0%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 442 455
10.6%
2
Thailand
ZAR 435 994
11.9%
3
Australia
ZAR 431 703
12.7%
4
South Korea
ZAR 413 182
16.5%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 411 230
16.9%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 396 008
20.0%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 395 252
20.1%
8
Pakistan
ZAR 395 098
20.1%
9
Singapore
ZAR 390 008
21.2%
10
Japan
ZAR 388 290
21.5%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 386 914
21.8%
12
Philippines
ZAR 372 973
24.6%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 359 793
27.3%
14
China
ZAR 338 766
31.5%
15
India
ZAR 322 743
34.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 447 287
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 436 660
11.7%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 434 976
12.1%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 422 243
14.7%
4
Colombia
ZAR 406 753
17.8%
5
Panama
ZAR 404 023
18.3%
6
Chile
ZAR 397 667
19.6%
7
Mexico
ZAR 383 422
22.5%
8
Peru
ZAR 378 697
23.5%
9
Brazil
ZAR 368 798
25.5%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 357 416
27.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 321 445
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 390 511
21.1%
1
Angola
ZAR 363 034
26.6%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 361 430
26.9%
3
Kenya
ZAR 355 439
28.2%
4
Ghana
ZAR 345 237
30.2%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 344 329
30.4%
6
Morocco
ZAR 340 524
31.2%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 338 751
31.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 326 869
33.9%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 323 425
34.6%
10
Senegal
ZAR 317 451
35.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 309 518
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 469 988
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 469 988
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 455 146
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 455 146
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 445 252
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 440 304
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 416 061
15.9%
7
Egypt
ZAR 376 023
24.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 374 454
24.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 291 586
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.