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 51 123
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 12 021
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 12 198
Net pay
* R 38 925
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
23.9%
76.1%
Net pay
23.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 38 925
Net pay
R 688
Tax the employer pays
R 12 198
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 887
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 688 to pay you R 51 123. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
24.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.9% tax rate now rises to 24.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 613 476 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 146 382. That means that your net pay will be R 467 094 per year, or R 38 925 per month. Your average tax rate is 23.9% 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 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
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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 540 357
11.9%
1
Russia
ZAR 533 724
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 517 582
15.6%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 506 346
17.5%
4
France
ZAR 504 993
17.7%
5
Hungary
ZAR 499 983
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 493 848
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 480 723
21.6%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 477 305
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 475 212
22.5%
10
Spain
ZAR 469 008
23.6%
11
Austria
ZAR 456 026
25.7%
12
Sweden
ZAR 434 516
29.2%
13
Greece
ZAR 427 285
30.4%
14
Germany
ZAR 417 242
32.0%
15
Denmark
ZAR 413 086
32.7%
16
Poland
ZAR 412 685
32.7%
17
Italy
ZAR 404 116
34.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 392 572
36.0%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 386 057
37.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 376 922
38.6%
21
Romania
ZAR 358 883
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 323 987
47.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 496 795
19.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 451 601
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 569 061
7.2%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 545 115
11.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 526 682
14.2%
3
Australia
ZAR 514 501
16.1%
4
South Korea
ZAR 505 439
17.6%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 495 884
19.2%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 492 197
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 480 206
21.7%
8
Singapore
ZAR 478 211
22.1%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 475 256
22.5%
10
Japan
ZAR 469 212
23.5%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 463 996
24.4%
12
Philippines
ZAR 452 680
26.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 434 366
29.2%
14
China
ZAR 410 016
33.2%
15
India
ZAR 390 194
36.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 554 653
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 532 014
13.3%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 529 460
13.7%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 513 598
16.3%
4
Panama
ZAR 493 859
19.5%
5
Chile
ZAR 490 482
20.1%
6
Colombia
ZAR 489 874
20.2%
7
Peru
ZAR 465 371
24.1%
8
Mexico
ZAR 463 443
24.5%
9
Brazil
ZAR 454 893
25.9%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 438 138
28.6%
11
Argentina
ZAR 398 634
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 467 094
23.9%
1
Angola
ZAR 449 427
26.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 438 619
28.5%
3
Kenya
ZAR 438 565
28.5%
4
Ghana
ZAR 423 792
30.9%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 419 526
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 418 315
31.8%
7
Morocco
ZAR 412 486
32.8%
8
Uganda
ZAR 401 805
34.5%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 395 728
35.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 388 702
36.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 382 551
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 582 802
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 582 802
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 564 398
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 564 398
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 552 128
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 545 994
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 503 637
17.9%
7
Egypt
ZAR 465 087
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 463 518
24.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 360 748
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.