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 43 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 106
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 283
Net pay
* R 33 717
Marginal tax rate
33.8%
Average tax rate
21.6%
78.4%
Net pay
21.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 33 717
Net pay
R 607
Tax the employer pays
R 9 283
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 9 891
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 607 to pay you R 43 000. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.6% tax rate now rises to 22.7%, 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 516 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 111 401. That means that your net pay will be R 404 599 per year, or R 33 717 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.6% 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 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
R 52 500
R 53 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 459 803
10.9%
1
Russia
ZAR 448 920
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 447 886
13.2%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 441 281
14.5%
4
France
ZAR 435 178
15.7%
5
Hungary
ZAR 420 540
18.5%
6
Norway
ZAR 416 388
19.3%
7
Ukraine
ZAR 415 380
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 412 891
20.0%
9
Spain
ZAR 405 232
21.5%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 405 173
21.5%
11
Austria
ZAR 404 449
21.6%
12
Sweden
ZAR 369 049
28.5%
13
Greece
ZAR 367 047
28.9%
14
Germany
ZAR 363 208
29.6%
15
Italy
ZAR 361 677
29.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 351 953
31.8%
17
Denmark
ZAR 346 412
32.9%
18
Finland
ZAR 338 054
34.5%
19
Portugal
ZAR 326 215
36.8%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 324 713
37.1%
21
Romania
ZAR 301 860
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 294 444
42.9%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 483 823
6.2%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 460 848
10.7%
2
Thailand
ZAR 452 623
12.3%
3
Australia
ZAR 448 511
13.1%
4
South Korea
ZAR 429 817
16.7%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 427 424
17.2%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 413 241
19.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 410 730
20.4%
8
Pakistan
ZAR 409 459
20.7%
9
Singapore
ZAR 406 302
21.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 402 788
21.9%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 400 881
22.3%
12
Philippines
ZAR 387 334
24.9%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 373 298
27.7%
14
China
ZAR 349 581
32.3%
15
India
ZAR 334 828
35.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 466 523
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 454 372
11.9%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 452 113
12.4%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 438 618
15.0%
4
Colombia
ZAR 421 635
18.3%
5
Panama
ZAR 420 118
18.6%
6
Chile
ZAR 413 795
19.8%
7
Mexico
ZAR 397 915
22.9%
8
Peru
ZAR 394 327
23.6%
9
Brazil
ZAR 384 223
25.5%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 372 668
27.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 335 275
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 404 599
21.6%
1
Angola
ZAR 378 513
26.6%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 375 260
27.3%
3
Kenya
ZAR 370 332
28.2%
4
Ghana
ZAR 359 311
30.4%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 357 913
30.6%
6
Morocco
ZAR 353 417
31.5%
7
Nigeria
ZAR 353 223
31.6%
8
Uganda
ZAR 340 699
34.0%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 336 379
34.8%
10
Senegal
ZAR 330 217
36.0%
11
Zambia
ZAR 322 603
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 490 200
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 490 200
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 474 720
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 474 720
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 464 400
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 459 240
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 432 163
16.3%
7
Egypt
ZAR 391 980
24.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 390 411
24.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 303 977
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.