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 43 715
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 354
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 532
Net pay
* R 34 183
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
21.8%
78.2%
Net pay
21.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 34 183
Net pay
R 614
Tax the employer pays
R 9 532
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 10 146
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 614 to pay you R 43 715. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.32 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
22.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.8% tax rate now rises to 22.9%, 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 524 580 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 114 379. That means that your net pay will be R 410 201 per year, or R 34 183 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.8% and your marginal tax rate is 36.0%. 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 36, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 64.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 640 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 200 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
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 466 894
11.0%
1
Russia
ZAR 456 385
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 454 021
13.5%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 447 008
14.8%
4
France
ZAR 441 773
15.8%
5
Hungary
ZAR 427 533
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 422 287
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 422 051
19.5%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 418 562
20.2%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 411 522
21.6%
10
Spain
ZAR 410 857
21.7%
11
Austria
ZAR 408 918
22.1%
12
Sweden
ZAR 374 797
28.6%
13
Greece
ZAR 372 353
29.0%
14
Germany
ZAR 368 016
29.9%
15
Italy
ZAR 365 315
30.4%
16
Poland
ZAR 357 432
31.9%
17
Denmark
ZAR 352 277
32.9%
18
Finland
ZAR 343 128
34.6%
19
Portugal
ZAR 330 679
37.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 330 113
37.1%
21
Romania
ZAR 306 879
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 297 039
43.4%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 431 022
17.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 387 608
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 491 484
6.3%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 468 265
10.7%
2
Thailand
ZAR 459 330
12.4%
3
Australia
ZAR 455 290
13.2%
4
South Korea
ZAR 436 526
16.8%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 433 955
17.3%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 420 191
19.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 416 972
20.5%
8
Pakistan
ZAR 415 251
20.8%
9
Singapore
ZAR 412 872
21.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 408 635
22.1%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 406 410
22.5%
12
Philippines
ZAR 393 126
25.1%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 378 673
27.8%
14
China
ZAR 354 901
32.4%
15
India
ZAR 339 701
35.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 474 281
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 461 515
12.0%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 459 025
12.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 445 222
15.1%
4
Colombia
ZAR 427 642
18.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 426 609
18.7%
6
Chile
ZAR 420 300
19.9%
7
Mexico
ZAR 403 683
23.1%
8
Peru
ZAR 400 630
23.6%
9
Brazil
ZAR 390 444
25.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 378 883
27.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 340 852
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 410 201
21.8%
1
Angola
ZAR 384 755
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 380 837
27.4%
3
Kenya
ZAR 376 338
28.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 364 987
30.4%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 363 260
30.8%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 359 059
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 358 617
31.6%
8
Uganda
ZAR 346 276
34.0%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 341 603
34.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 335 365
36.1%
11
Zambia
ZAR 327 880
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 498 351
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 498 351
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 482 614
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 482 613
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 472 122
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 466 876
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 438 656
16.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 398 415
24.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 396 846
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 308 974
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.