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 42 370
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 8 893
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 071
Net pay
* R 33 299
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
21.4%
78.6%
Net pay
21.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 33 299
Net pay
R 601
Tax the employer pays
R 9 071
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9 671
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 601 to pay you R 42 370. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.4% tax rate now rises to 22.5%, 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 508 440 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 108 847. That means that your net pay will be R 399 593 per year, or R 33 299 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.4% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 51 500
R 52 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 453 651
10.8%
1
Ireland
ZAR 442 481
13.0%
2
Russia
ZAR 442 343
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 436 235
14.2%
4
France
ZAR 429 367
15.6%
5
Hungary
ZAR 414 379
18.5%
6
Norway
ZAR 411 399
19.1%
7
Ukraine
ZAR 409 294
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 407 895
19.8%
9
Austria
ZAR 400 512
21.2%
10
Spain
ZAR 400 276
21.3%
11
Czech Republic
ZAR 399 579
21.4%
12
Sweden
ZAR 363 983
28.4%
13
Greece
ZAR 362 372
28.7%
14
Germany
ZAR 358 971
29.4%
15
Italy
ZAR 358 472
29.5%
16
Poland
ZAR 347 126
31.7%
17
Denmark
ZAR 341 245
32.9%
18
Finland
ZAR 333 582
34.4%
19
Portugal
ZAR 322 281
36.6%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 319 955
37.1%
21
Romania
ZAR 297 437
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 292 157
42.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 419 080
17.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 375 917
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 477 071
6.2%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 454 313
10.7%
2
Thailand
ZAR 446 714
12.1%
3
Australia
ZAR 442 539
13.0%
4
South Korea
ZAR 423 906
16.6%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 421 670
17.1%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 407 118
19.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 405 230
20.3%
8
Pakistan
ZAR 404 356
20.5%
9
Singapore
ZAR 400 512
21.2%
10
Japan
ZAR 397 636
21.8%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 395 945
22.1%
12
Philippines
ZAR 382 231
24.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 368 561
27.5%
14
China
ZAR 345 608
32.0%
15
India
ZAR 330 534
35.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 459 688
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 448 078
11.9%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 446 024
12.3%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 432 799
14.9%
4
Colombia
ZAR 416 347
18.1%
5
Panama
ZAR 414 399
18.5%
6
Chile
ZAR 408 064
19.7%
7
Mexico
ZAR 392 808
22.7%
8
Peru
ZAR 388 773
23.5%
9
Brazil
ZAR 378 742
25.5%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 367 191
27.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 330 361
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 399 593
21.4%
1
Angola
ZAR 373 013
26.6%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 370 345
27.2%
3
Kenya
ZAR 365 040
28.2%
4
Ghana
ZAR 354 310
30.3%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 353 086
30.6%
6
Morocco
ZAR 348 836
31.4%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 348 081
31.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 335 785
34.0%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 331 776
34.8%
10
Senegal
ZAR 325 681
36.0%
11
Zambia
ZAR 317 954
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 483 018
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 483 018
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 467 765
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 467 765
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 457 596
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 452 512
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 426 441
16.1%
7
Egypt
ZAR 386 310
24.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 384 741
24.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 299 574
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.