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 43 920
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 428
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 605
Net pay
* R 34 315
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
21.9%
78.1%
Net pay
21.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 34 315
Net pay
R 616
Tax the employer pays
R 9 605
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 10 222
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 616 to pay you R 43 920. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.33 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 21.9% tax rate now rises to 23.0%, 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 527 040 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 115 265. That means that your net pay will be R 411 775 per year, or R 34 315 per month. Your average tax rate is 21.9% 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 468 927
11.0%
1
Russia
ZAR 458 525
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 455 780
13.5%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 448 650
14.9%
4
France
ZAR 443 663
15.8%
5
Hungary
ZAR 429 538
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 424 267
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 423 675
19.6%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 420 187
20.3%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 413 343
21.6%
10
Spain
ZAR 412 470
21.7%
11
Austria
ZAR 410 200
22.2%
12
Sweden
ZAR 376 446
28.6%
13
Greece
ZAR 373 874
29.1%
14
Germany
ZAR 369 395
29.9%
15
Italy
ZAR 366 358
30.5%
16
Poland
ZAR 359 003
31.9%
17
Denmark
ZAR 353 959
32.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 344 583
34.6%
19
Portugal
ZAR 331 959
37.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 331 661
37.1%
21
Romania
ZAR 308 318
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 297 783
43.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 432 842
17.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 389 432
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 493 681
6.3%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 470 392
10.8%
2
Thailand
ZAR 461 253
12.5%
3
Australia
ZAR 457 233
13.3%
4
South Korea
ZAR 438 449
16.8%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 435 827
17.3%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 422 184
19.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 418 762
20.5%
8
Pakistan
ZAR 416 911
20.9%
9
Singapore
ZAR 414 756
21.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 410 311
22.2%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 407 996
22.6%
12
Philippines
ZAR 394 786
25.1%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 380 214
27.9%
14
China
ZAR 356 426
32.4%
15
India
ZAR 341 099
35.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 476 505
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 463 563
12.0%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 461 006
12.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 447 115
15.2%
4
Colombia
ZAR 429 365
18.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 428 470
18.7%
6
Chile
ZAR 422 165
19.9%
7
Mexico
ZAR 405 336
23.1%
8
Peru
ZAR 402 437
23.6%
9
Brazil
ZAR 392 227
25.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 380 665
27.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 342 451
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 411 775
21.9%
1
Angola
ZAR 386 544
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 382 436
27.4%
3
Kenya
ZAR 378 060
28.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 366 614
30.4%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 364 783
30.8%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 360 733
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 360 107
31.7%
8
Uganda
ZAR 347 875
34.0%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 343 101
34.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 336 841
36.1%
11
Zambia
ZAR 329 393
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 500 688
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 500 688
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 484 877
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 484 877
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 474 336
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 469 066
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 440 518
16.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 400 260
24.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 398 691
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 310 407
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.