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 48 841
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 200
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 11 377
Net pay
* R 37 464
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
23.3%
76.7%
Net pay
23.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 37 464
Net pay
R 666
Tax the employer pays
R 11 377
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 042
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 666 to pay you R 48 841. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.3% tax rate now rises to 24.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 586 092 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 136 524. That means that your net pay will be R 449 568 per year, or R 37 464 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.3% 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 476 534
18.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 432 972
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 545 363
7.0%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 521 442
11.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 506 144
13.6%
3
Australia
ZAR 496 565
15.3%
4
South Korea
ZAR 484 294
17.4%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 477 096
18.6%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 470 016
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 461 325
21.3%
8
Singapore
ZAR 458 250
21.8%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 456 771
22.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 450 552
23.1%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 446 121
23.9%
12
Philippines
ZAR 434 467
25.9%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 417 210
28.8%
14
China
ZAR 393 038
32.9%
15
India
ZAR 374 640
36.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 449 568
23.3%
1
Angola
ZAR 429 505
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 420 819
28.2%
3
Kenya
ZAR 419 396
28.4%
4
Ghana
ZAR 405 677
30.8%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 401 356
31.5%
6
Nigeria
ZAR 400 900
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 395 892
32.5%
8
Uganda
ZAR 386 259
34.1%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 379 055
35.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 372 272
36.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 365 710
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 556 787
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 556 787
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 539 205
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 539 205
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 527 483
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 521 622
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 483 907
17.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 444 549
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 442 980
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 344 799
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.