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 48 650
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 131
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 11 308
Net pay
* R 37 342
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
23.2%
76.8%
Net pay
23.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 37 342
Net pay
R 664
Tax the employer pays
R 11 308
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 11 972
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 664 to pay you R 48 650. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.2% tax rate now rises to 24.3%, 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 583 800 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 135 698. That means that your net pay will be R 448 102 per year, or R 37 342 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.2% 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 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
R 54 500
R 55 000
R 55 500
R 56 000
R 56 500
R 57 000
R 57 500
R 58 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 474 838
18.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 431 413
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 543 380
6.9%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 519 461
11.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 504 425
13.6%
3
Australia
ZAR 495 063
15.2%
4
South Korea
ZAR 482 521
17.4%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 475 523
18.6%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 468 159
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 459 745
21.3%
8
Singapore
ZAR 456 581
21.8%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 455 224
22.0%
10
Japan
ZAR 448 990
23.1%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 444 625
23.8%
12
Philippines
ZAR 432 943
25.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 415 774
28.8%
14
China
ZAR 391 617
32.9%
15
India
ZAR 373 338
36.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 448 102
23.2%
1
Angola
ZAR 427 837
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 419 330
28.2%
3
Kenya
ZAR 417 792
28.4%
4
Ghana
ZAR 404 161
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 399 936
31.5%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 399 341
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 394 503
32.4%
8
Uganda
ZAR 384 769
34.1%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 377 659
35.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 370 897
36.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 364 300
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 554 610
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 554 610
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 537 096
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 537 096
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 525 420
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 519 582
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 482 253
17.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 442 830
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 441 261
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 343 465
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.