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 49 608
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 476
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 11 653
Net pay
* R 37 955
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
23.5%
76.5%
Net pay
23.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 37 955
Net pay
R 673
Tax the employer pays
R 11 653
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 326
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 673 to pay you R 49 608. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.48 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.5% tax rate now rises to 24.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 595 296 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 139 837. That means that your net pay will be R 455 459 per year, or R 37 955 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.5% 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 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
R 58 500
R 59 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 525 333
11.8%
1
Russia
ZAR 517 908
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 504 583
15.2%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 494 211
17.0%
4
France
ZAR 493 485
17.1%
5
Hungary
ZAR 485 166
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 479 213
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 468 724
21.3%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 464 212
22.0%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 463 852
22.1%
10
Spain
ZAR 457 150
23.2%
11
Austria
ZAR 446 168
25.1%
12
Sweden
ZAR 422 270
29.1%
13
Greece
ZAR 416 061
30.1%
14
Germany
ZAR 407 339
31.6%
15
Poland
ZAR 402 588
32.4%
16
Denmark
ZAR 400 675
32.7%
17
Italy
ZAR 395 871
33.5%
18
Finland
ZAR 383 333
35.6%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 374 618
37.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 367 468
38.3%
21
Romania
ZAR 348 248
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 318 460
46.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 483 344
18.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 439 234
26.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 553 328
7.1%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 529 399
11.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 513 047
13.8%
3
Australia
ZAR 502 593
15.6%
4
South Korea
ZAR 491 411
17.5%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 483 410
18.8%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 477 471
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 467 671
21.4%
8
Singapore
ZAR 464 954
21.9%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 462 984
22.2%
10
Japan
ZAR 456 824
23.3%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 452 129
24.1%
12
Philippines
ZAR 440 588
26.0%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 422 977
29.0%
14
China
ZAR 398 745
33.0%
15
India
ZAR 379 868
36.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 538 216
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 517 770
13.0%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 515 448
13.4%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 499 617
16.1%
4
Panama
ZAR 480 106
19.4%
5
Colombia
ZAR 477 155
19.9%
6
Chile
ZAR 474 603
20.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 452 168
24.0%
8
Mexico
ZAR 451 222
24.2%
9
Brazil
ZAR 441 713
25.8%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 427 098
28.3%
11
Argentina
ZAR 386 817
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 455 459
23.5%
1
Angola
ZAR 436 201
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 426 802
28.3%
3
Kenya
ZAR 425 839
28.5%
4
Ghana
ZAR 411 766
30.8%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 407 160
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 407 056
31.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 401 470
32.6%
8
Uganda
ZAR 391 806
34.2%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 384 659
35.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 377 794
36.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 371 370
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 565 531
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 565 531
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 547 672
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 547 672
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 535 766
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 529 813
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 490 549
17.6%
7
Egypt
ZAR 451 452
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 449 883
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 350 160
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.