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 51 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 977
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 12 154
Net pay
* R 38 846
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
23.8%
76.2%
Net pay
23.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 38 846
Net pay
R 687
Tax the employer pays
R 12 154
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 841
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 687 to pay you R 51 000. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.8% tax rate now rises to 24.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 612 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 145 850. That means that your net pay will be R 466 150 per year, or R 38 846 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.8% 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 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
R 60 500
R 61 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 539 138
11.9%
1
Russia
ZAR 532 440
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 516 526
15.6%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 505 361
17.4%
4
France
ZAR 504 059
17.6%
5
Hungary
ZAR 498 780
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 492 660
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 479 748
21.6%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 476 213
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 474 319
22.5%
10
Spain
ZAR 468 045
23.5%
11
Austria
ZAR 455 226
25.6%
12
Sweden
ZAR 433 522
29.2%
13
Greece
ZAR 426 374
30.3%
14
Germany
ZAR 416 438
32.0%
15
Denmark
ZAR 412 082
32.7%
16
Poland
ZAR 411 897
32.7%
17
Italy
ZAR 403 447
34.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 391 822
36.0%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 385 128
37.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 376 154
38.5%
21
Romania
ZAR 358 020
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 323 539
47.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 495 703
19.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 450 597
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 567 784
7.2%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 543 839
11.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 525 575
14.1%
3
Australia
ZAR 513 534
16.1%
4
South Korea
ZAR 504 309
17.6%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 494 871
19.1%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 491 001
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 479 188
21.7%
8
Singapore
ZAR 477 133
22.0%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 474 259
22.5%
10
Japan
ZAR 468 207
23.5%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 463 032
24.3%
12
Philippines
ZAR 451 698
26.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 433 442
29.2%
14
China
ZAR 409 101
33.2%
15
India
ZAR 389 356
36.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 553 318
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 530 858
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 528 322
13.7%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 512 463
16.3%
4
Panama
ZAR 492 742
19.5%
5
Chile
ZAR 489 193
20.1%
6
Colombia
ZAR 488 841
20.1%
7
Peru
ZAR 464 299
24.1%
8
Mexico
ZAR 462 451
24.4%
9
Brazil
ZAR 453 823
25.9%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 437 241
28.6%
11
Argentina
ZAR 397 675
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 466 150
23.8%
1
Angola
ZAR 448 353
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 437 659
28.5%
3
Kenya
ZAR 437 532
28.5%
4
Ghana
ZAR 422 815
30.9%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 418 522
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 417 401
31.8%
7
Morocco
ZAR 411 592
32.8%
8
Uganda
ZAR 400 993
34.5%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 394 829
35.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 387 817
36.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 381 643
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 581 400
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 581 400
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 563 040
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 563 040
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 550 800
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 544 680
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 502 598
17.9%
7
Egypt
ZAR 463 980
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 462 411
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 359 889
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.