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 46 973
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 10 527
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 10 704
Net pay
* R 36 269
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
22.8%
77.2%
Net pay
22.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 36 269
Net pay
R 647
Tax the employer pays
R 10 704
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 11 351
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 647 to pay you R 46 973. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.42 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.8% tax rate now rises to 23.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 563 676 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 128 454. That means that your net pay will be R 435 222 per year, or R 36 269 per month. Your average tax rate is 22.8% 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 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
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R 53 000
R 53 500
R 54 000
R 54 500
R 55 000
R 55 500
R 56 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 459 948
18.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 416 590
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 525 964
6.7%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 502 064
10.9%
2
Thailand
ZAR 489 332
13.2%
3
Australia
ZAR 481 882
14.5%
4
South Korea
ZAR 466 960
17.2%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 461 716
18.1%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 451 859
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 445 414
21.0%
8
Singapore
ZAR 441 922
21.6%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 441 641
21.7%
10
Japan
ZAR 435 277
22.8%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 431 608
23.4%
12
Philippines
ZAR 419 515
25.6%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 403 167
28.5%
14
China
ZAR 379 140
32.7%
15
India
ZAR 361 908
35.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 435 222
22.8%
1
Angola
ZAR 413 197
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 406 249
27.9%
3
Kenya
ZAR 403 705
28.4%
4
Ghana
ZAR 390 849
30.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 387 473
31.3%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 385 652
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 382 308
32.2%
8
Uganda
ZAR 371 688
34.1%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 365 407
35.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 358 822
36.3%
11
Zambia
ZAR 351 924
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 535 492
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 535 492
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 518 582
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 518 582
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 507 308
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 501 672
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 467 729
17.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 427 737
24.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 426 168
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 331 744
41.2%
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.