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 44 579
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 666
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 9 843
Net pay
* R 34 736
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
22.1%
77.9%
Net pay
22.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 34 736
Net pay
R 623
Tax the employer pays
R 9 843
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 10 466
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 623 to pay you R 44 579. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.35 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.1% tax rate now rises to 23.2%, 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 534 948 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 118 112. That means that your net pay will be R 416 836 per year, or R 34 736 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.1% 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 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 475 462
11.1%
1
Russia
ZAR 465 405
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 461 434
13.7%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 453 929
15.2%
4
France
ZAR 449 742
15.9%
5
Hungary
ZAR 435 983
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 430 633
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 428 894
19.8%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 425 414
20.5%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 419 194
21.6%
10
Spain
ZAR 417 654
21.9%
11
Austria
ZAR 414 318
22.6%
12
Sweden
ZAR 381 744
28.6%
13
Greece
ZAR 378 763
29.2%
14
Germany
ZAR 373 826
30.1%
15
Italy
ZAR 369 711
30.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 364 053
32.0%
17
Denmark
ZAR 359 365
32.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 349 260
34.7%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 336 639
37.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 336 074
37.2%
21
Romania
ZAR 312 945
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 300 175
43.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 438 693
18.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 395 294
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 500 743
6.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 477 228
10.8%
2
Thailand
ZAR 467 434
12.6%
3
Australia
ZAR 463 065
13.4%
4
South Korea
ZAR 444 633
16.9%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 441 847
17.4%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 428 589
19.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 424 515
20.6%
8
Pakistan
ZAR 422 249
21.1%
9
Singapore
ZAR 420 812
21.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 415 700
22.3%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 413 093
22.8%
12
Philippines
ZAR 400 124
25.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 385 169
28.0%
14
China
ZAR 361 329
32.5%
15
India
ZAR 345 590
35.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 483 655
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 470 146
12.1%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 467 376
12.6%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 453 202
15.3%
4
Colombia
ZAR 434 904
18.7%
5
Panama
ZAR 434 453
18.8%
6
Chile
ZAR 428 160
20.0%
7
Mexico
ZAR 410 653
23.2%
8
Peru
ZAR 408 246
23.7%
9
Brazil
ZAR 397 961
25.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 386 394
27.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 347 591
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 416 836
22.1%
1
Angola
ZAR 392 297
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 387 576
27.6%
3
Kenya
ZAR 383 596
28.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 371 845
30.5%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 369 681
30.9%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 366 112
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 364 899
31.8%
8
Uganda
ZAR 353 015
34.0%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 347 916
35.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 341 585
36.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 334 256
37.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 508 201
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 508 201
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 492 152
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 492 152
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 481 453
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 476 104
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 446 503
16.5%
7
Egypt
ZAR 406 191
24.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 404 622
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 315 013
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.