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 43 944
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 437
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 614
Net pay
* R 34 330
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 34 330
Net pay
R 617
Tax the employer pays
R 9 614
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 10 231
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 617 to pay you R 43 944. 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 527 328 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 115 369. That means that your net pay will be R 411 959 per year, or R 34 330 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 433 055
17.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 389 645
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 493 938
6.3%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 470 641
10.8%
2
Thailand
ZAR 461 478
12.5%
3
Australia
ZAR 457 461
13.3%
4
South Korea
ZAR 438 675
16.8%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 436 047
17.3%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 422 417
19.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 418 971
20.6%
8
Pakistan
ZAR 417 106
20.9%
9
Singapore
ZAR 414 977
21.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 410 507
22.2%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 408 181
22.6%
12
Philippines
ZAR 394 981
25.1%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 380 395
27.9%
14
China
ZAR 356 605
32.4%
15
India
ZAR 341 262
35.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 411 959
21.9%
1
Angola
ZAR 386 754
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 382 623
27.4%
3
Kenya
ZAR 378 262
28.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 366 805
30.4%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 364 962
30.8%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 360 929
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 360 282
31.7%
8
Uganda
ZAR 348 062
34.0%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 343 276
34.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 337 013
36.1%
11
Zambia
ZAR 329 570
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 500 962
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 500 962
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 485 142
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 485 142
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 474 595
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 469 322
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 440 736
16.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 400 476
24.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 398 907
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 310 575
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.