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 420 960
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 174 311
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 174 488
Net pay
* R 246 472
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
41.5%
58.5%
Net pay
41.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 246 472
Net pay
R 4 387
Tax the employer pays
R 174 488
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 178 875
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 4 387 to pay you R 420 960. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.25 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
42.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 41.5% tax rate now rises to 42.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 5 051 520 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 093 856. That means that your net pay will be R 2 957 664 per year, or R 246 472 per month. Your average tax rate is 41.5% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 190 500
R 191 000
R 191 500
R 192 000
R 192 500
R 193 000
R 193 500
R 194 000
R 194 500
R 195 000
R 195 500
R 196 000
R 196 500
R 197 000
R 197 500
R 198 000
R 198 500
R 199 000
R 199 500
R 200 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 4 394 822
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 4 116 989
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 4 066 474
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 3 870 611
23.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 3 326 118
34.2%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 3 015 782
40.3%
6
Poland
ZAR 2 957 138
41.5%
7
Romania
ZAR 2 955 139
41.5%
8
Spain
ZAR 2 919 176
42.2%
9
Norway
ZAR 2 912 020
42.4%
10
Austria
ZAR 2 902 235
42.6%
11
Greece
ZAR 2 865 942
43.3%
12
Denmark
ZAR 2 820 209
44.2%
13
France
ZAR 2 782 776
44.9%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 2 716 588
46.2%
15
Luxembourg
ZAR 2 705 958
46.4%
16
Sweden
ZAR 2 698 438
46.6%
17
Ireland
ZAR 2 691 991
46.7%
18
Germany
ZAR 2 671 946
47.1%
19
Italy
ZAR 2 423 477
52.0%
20
Finland
ZAR 2 136 210
57.7%
21
Portugal
ZAR 2 015 142
60.1%
22
Belgium
ZAR 1 986 308
60.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 3 227 663
36.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 2 769 314
45.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 4 423 679
12.4%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 4 251 973
15.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 4 093 341
19.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 3 532 218
30.1%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 3 485 568
31.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 3 481 871
31.1%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 3 364 125
33.4%
7
Vietnam
ZAR 3 313 090
34.4%
8
China
ZAR 3 290 845
34.9%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 3 273 556
35.2%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 3 267 806
35.3%
11
Philippines
ZAR 3 263 093
35.4%
12
Japan
ZAR 3 197 363
36.7%
13
South Korea
ZAR 3 147 014
37.7%
14
Australia
ZAR 3 024 004
40.1%
15
India
ZAR 2 527 420
50.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 4 485 007
11.2%
1
Brazil
ZAR 3 672 475
27.3%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 3 595 209
28.8%
3
Uruguay
ZAR 3 560 354
29.5%
4
Colombia
ZAR 3 504 017
30.6%
5
Panama
ZAR 3 491 849
30.9%
6
Chile
ZAR 3 470 904
31.3%
7
Mexico
ZAR 3 370 474
33.3%
8
Puerto Rico
ZAR 3 368 393
33.3%
9
Argentina
ZAR 3 283 363
35.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 3 236 200
35.9%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 3 127 765
38.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 3 678 104
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 3 545 196
29.8%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 3 438 284
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 3 425 298
32.2%
4
Ghana
ZAR 3 359 558
33.5%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 3 323 347
34.2%
6
Zambia
ZAR 3 111 948
38.4%
7
Morocco
ZAR 3 101 888
38.6%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 3 097 831
38.7%
9
Senegal
ZAR 3 051 529
39.6%
10
South Africa
ZAR 2 957 664
41.5%
11
Uganda
ZAR 2 842 729
43.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 4 860 217
3.8%
1
Bahrain
ZAR 4 839 984
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 4 798 944
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 4 798 944
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 4 791 859
5.1%
5
Oman
ZAR 4 647 398
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 3 793 620
24.9%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 3 792 051
24.9%
8
Israel
ZAR 2 967 352
41.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 2 945 509
41.7%
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.