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 44 250
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 547
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 724
Net pay
* R 34 526
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
22.0%
78.0%
Net pay
22.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 531 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 116 690. That means that your net pay will be R 414 310 per year, or R 34 526 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.0% 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.
Tax per income
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
R 53 500
R 54 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 472 199
11.1%
1
Russia
ZAR 461 970
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 458 611
13.6%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 451 293
15.0%
4
France
ZAR 446 707
15.9%
5
Hungary
ZAR 432 765
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 427 455
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 426 288
19.7%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 422 804
20.4%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 416 273
21.6%
10
Spain
ZAR 415 066
21.8%
11
Austria
ZAR 412 262
22.4%
12
Sweden
ZAR 379 099
28.6%
13
Greece
ZAR 376 322
29.1%
14
Germany
ZAR 371 614
30.0%
15
Italy
ZAR 368 037
30.7%
16
Poland
ZAR 361 532
31.9%
17
Denmark
ZAR 356 666
32.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 346 925
34.7%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 334 154
37.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 334 020
37.1%
21
Romania
ZAR 310 635
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 298 981
43.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 435 772
17.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 392 368
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 497 218
6.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 473 815
10.8%
2
Thailand
ZAR 464 348
12.6%
3
Australia
ZAR 460 361
13.3%
4
South Korea
ZAR 441 546
16.9%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 438 841
17.4%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 425 391
19.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 421 642
20.6%
8
Pakistan
ZAR 419 584
21.0%
9
Singapore
ZAR 417 789
21.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 413 010
22.2%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 410 548
22.7%
12
Philippines
ZAR 397 459
25.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 382 695
27.9%
14
China
ZAR 358 881
32.4%
15
India
ZAR 343 348
35.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 480 085
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 466 859
12.1%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 464 196
12.6%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 450 163
15.2%
4
Colombia
ZAR 432 138
18.6%
5
Panama
ZAR 431 466
18.7%
6
Chile
ZAR 425 167
19.9%
7
Mexico
ZAR 407 999
23.2%
8
Peru
ZAR 405 346
23.7%
9
Brazil
ZAR 395 098
25.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 383 534
27.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 345 025
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 414 310
22.0%
1
Angola
ZAR 389 425
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 385 009
27.5%
3
Kenya
ZAR 380 832
28.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 369 234
30.5%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 367 236
30.8%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 363 426
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 362 507
31.7%
8
Uganda
ZAR 350 449
34.0%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 345 512
34.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 339 217
36.1%
11
Zambia
ZAR 331 828
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 504 450
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 504 450
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 488 520
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 488 520
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 477 900
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 472 590
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 443 515
16.5%
7
Egypt
ZAR 403 230
24.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 401 661
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 312 713
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.