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 47 032
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 10 549
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 10 726
Net pay
* R 36 306
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 36 306
Net pay
R 647
Tax the employer pays
R 10 726
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 11 373
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 647 to pay you R 47 032. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.42 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
23.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 22.8% tax rate now rises to 23.9%, 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 564 384 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 128 709. That means that your net pay will be R 435 675 per year, or R 36 306 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 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
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R 54 000
R 54 500
R 55 000
R 55 500
R 56 000
R 56 500
R 57 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 499 788
11.5%
1
Russia
ZAR 491 014
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 482 481
14.5%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 473 577
16.1%
4
France
ZAR 472 366
16.3%
5
Hungary
ZAR 459 973
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 454 329
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 448 322
20.6%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 444 868
21.2%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 440 977
21.9%
10
Spain
ZAR 436 951
22.6%
11
Austria
ZAR 429 650
23.9%
12
Sweden
ZAR 401 465
28.9%
13
Greece
ZAR 396 965
29.7%
14
Germany
ZAR 390 322
30.8%
15
Poland
ZAR 382 849
32.2%
16
Italy
ZAR 382 191
32.3%
17
Denmark
ZAR 379 508
32.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 366 670
35.0%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 355 166
37.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 351 390
37.7%
21
Romania
ZAR 330 165
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 309 079
45.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 460 472
18.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 417 115
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 526 577
6.7%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 502 676
10.9%
2
Thailand
ZAR 489 863
13.2%
3
Australia
ZAR 482 346
14.5%
4
South Korea
ZAR 467 507
17.2%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 462 202
18.1%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 452 432
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 445 929
21.0%
8
Singapore
ZAR 442 438
21.6%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 442 119
21.7%
10
Japan
ZAR 435 759
22.8%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 432 064
23.5%
12
Philippines
ZAR 419 993
25.6%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 403 610
28.5%
14
China
ZAR 379 579
32.7%
15
India
ZAR 362 310
35.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 510 268
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 493 551
12.6%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 491 087
13.0%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 475 844
15.7%
4
Panama
ZAR 456 721
19.1%
5
Colombia
ZAR 455 522
19.3%
6
Chile
ZAR 450 474
20.2%
7
Mexico
ZAR 430 441
23.7%
8
Peru
ZAR 429 718
23.9%
9
Brazil
ZAR 419 302
25.7%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 407 718
27.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 366 724
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 435 675
22.8%
1
Angola
ZAR 413 712
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 406 709
27.9%
3
Kenya
ZAR 404 201
28.4%
4
Ghana
ZAR 391 317
30.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 387 912
31.3%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 386 134
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 382 737
32.2%
8
Uganda
ZAR 372 148
34.1%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 365 838
35.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 359 247
36.4%
11
Zambia
ZAR 352 359
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 536 165
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 536 165
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 519 233
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 519 233
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 507 946
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 502 302
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 468 240
17.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 428 268
24.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 426 699
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 332 157
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.