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 50 200
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 689
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 11 866
Net pay
* R 38 334
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 38 334
Net pay
R 679
Tax the employer pays
R 11 866
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 545
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 679 to pay you R 50 200. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.6% tax rate now rises to 24.7%, 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 602 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 142 394. That means that your net pay will be R 460 006 per year, or R 38 334 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 531 204
11.8%
1
Russia
ZAR 524 088
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 509 662
15.4%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 498 953
17.2%
4
France
ZAR 497 982
17.3%
5
Hungary
ZAR 490 956
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 484 932
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 473 412
21.4%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 469 109
22.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 468 510
22.2%
10
Spain
ZAR 461 784
23.3%
11
Austria
ZAR 450 020
25.3%
12
Sweden
ZAR 427 055
29.1%
13
Greece
ZAR 420 447
30.2%
14
Germany
ZAR 411 209
31.7%
15
Poland
ZAR 406 771
32.5%
16
Denmark
ZAR 405 540
32.7%
17
Italy
ZAR 399 093
33.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 386 943
35.8%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 379 088
37.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 371 163
38.4%
21
Romania
ZAR 352 404
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 320 620
46.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 488 600
18.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 444 066
26.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 559 476
7.1%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 535 540
11.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 518 375
14.0%
3
Australia
ZAR 507 246
15.8%
4
South Korea
ZAR 496 905
17.5%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 488 284
18.9%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 483 225
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 472 569
21.6%
8
Singapore
ZAR 470 129
22.0%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 467 779
22.4%
10
Japan
ZAR 461 665
23.4%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 456 766
24.2%
12
Philippines
ZAR 445 313
26.1%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 427 427
29.1%
14
China
ZAR 403 149
33.1%
15
India
ZAR 383 903
36.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 544 639
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 523 336
13.1%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 520 923
13.5%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 505 080
16.2%
4
Panama
ZAR 485 480
19.4%
5
Colombia
ZAR 482 125
20.0%
6
Chile
ZAR 480 808
20.2%
7
Peru
ZAR 457 327
24.1%
8
Mexico
ZAR 455 997
24.3%
9
Brazil
ZAR 446 863
25.8%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 431 412
28.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 391 435
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 460 006
23.6%
1
Angola
ZAR 441 369
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 431 420
28.4%
3
Kenya
ZAR 430 812
28.5%
4
Ghana
ZAR 416 465
30.9%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 411 993
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 411 456
31.7%
7
Morocco
ZAR 405 775
32.6%
8
Uganda
ZAR 395 713
34.3%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 388 984
35.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 382 057
36.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 375 739
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 572 280
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 572 280
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 554 208
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 554 208
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 542 160
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 536 136
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 495 677
17.7%
7
Egypt
ZAR 456 780
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 455 211
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 354 297
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.