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 50 100
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 653
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 11 830
Net pay
* R 38 270
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
23.6%
76.4%
Net pay
23.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 38 270
Net pay
R 678
Tax the employer pays
R 11 830
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 508
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 678 to pay you R 50 100. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 24.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 601 200 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 141 962. That means that your net pay will be R 459 238 per year, or R 38 270 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.6% 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.
Tax per income
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
R 59 500
R 60 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 530 212
11.8%
1
Russia
ZAR 523 044
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 508 804
15.4%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 498 152
17.1%
4
France
ZAR 497 223
17.3%
5
Hungary
ZAR 489 978
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 483 966
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 472 620
21.4%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 468 221
22.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 467 784
22.2%
10
Spain
ZAR 461 001
23.3%
11
Austria
ZAR 449 369
25.3%
12
Sweden
ZAR 426 247
29.1%
13
Greece
ZAR 419 706
30.2%
14
Germany
ZAR 410 555
31.7%
15
Poland
ZAR 406 131
32.5%
16
Denmark
ZAR 404 718
32.7%
17
Italy
ZAR 398 549
33.7%
18
Finland
ZAR 386 333
35.7%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 378 333
37.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 370 539
38.4%
21
Romania
ZAR 351 702
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 320 255
46.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 487 712
18.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 443 250
26.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 558 438
7.1%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 534 503
11.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 517 475
13.9%
3
Australia
ZAR 506 460
15.8%
4
South Korea
ZAR 495 977
17.5%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 487 461
18.9%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 482 253
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 471 742
21.5%
8
Singapore
ZAR 469 255
22.0%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 466 969
22.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 460 847
23.4%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 455 982
24.2%
12
Philippines
ZAR 444 515
26.1%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 426 675
29.0%
14
China
ZAR 402 405
33.1%
15
India
ZAR 383 222
36.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 543 554
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 522 396
13.1%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 519 998
13.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 504 158
16.1%
4
Panama
ZAR 484 572
19.4%
5
Colombia
ZAR 481 285
20.0%
6
Chile
ZAR 479 760
20.2%
7
Peru
ZAR 456 456
24.1%
8
Mexico
ZAR 455 190
24.3%
9
Brazil
ZAR 445 993
25.8%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 430 683
28.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 390 655
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 459 238
23.6%
1
Angola
ZAR 440 496
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 430 640
28.4%
3
Kenya
ZAR 429 972
28.5%
4
Ghana
ZAR 415 671
30.9%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 411 176
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 410 713
31.7%
7
Morocco
ZAR 405 047
32.6%
8
Uganda
ZAR 395 053
34.3%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 388 253
35.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 381 337
36.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 375 001
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 571 140
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 571 140
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 553 104
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 553 104
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 541 080
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 535 068
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 494 811
17.7%
7
Egypt
ZAR 455 880
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 454 311
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 353 599
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.