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 51 480
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 12 150
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 12 327
Net pay
*
R 39 153
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 39 153
Net pay
R 692
Tax the employer pays
R 12 327
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 13 019
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 692 to pay you R 51 480. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.53 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 23.9% tax rate now rises to 25.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 617 760 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 147 924. That means that your net pay will be R 469 836 per year, or R 39 153 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.0% 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
ZAR 543 707
12.0%
1
Russia
ZAR 537 451
13.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 520 645
15.7%
3
United Kingdom
ZAR 509 205
17.6%
4
France
ZAR 507 705
17.8%
5
Hungary
ZAR 503 474
18.5%
6
Ukraine
ZAR 497 297
19.5%
7
Norway
ZAR 483 550
21.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 480 475
22.2%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 477 804
22.7%
10
Spain
ZAR 471 802
23.6%
11
Austria
ZAR 458 349
25.8%
12
Sweden
ZAR 437 401
29.2%
13
Greece
ZAR 429 930
30.4%
14
Germany
ZAR 419 576
32.1%
15
Denmark
ZAR 416 001
32.7%
16
Poland
ZAR 414 972
32.8%
17
Italy
ZAR 406 059
34.3%
18
Finland
ZAR 394 749
36.1%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 388 752
37.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 379 150
38.6%
21
Romania
ZAR 361 390
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 325 290
47.3%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 499 965
19.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 454 516
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 572 768
7.3%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 548 819
11.2%
2
Thailand
ZAR 529 895
14.2%
3
Australia
ZAR 517 307
16.3%
4
South Korea
ZAR 508 718
17.7%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 498 823
19.3%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 495 667
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 483 160
21.8%
8
Singapore
ZAR 481 342
22.1%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 478 147
22.6%
10
Japan
ZAR 472 132
23.6%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 466 792
24.4%
12
Philippines
ZAR 455 529
26.3%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 437 050
29.3%
14
China
ZAR 412 673
33.2%
15
India
ZAR 392 628
36.4%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 469 836
24.0%
1
Angola
ZAR 452 543
26.7%
2
Kenya
ZAR 441 564
28.5%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 441 403
28.6%
4
Ghana
ZAR 426 626
30.9%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 422 440
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 420 969
31.9%
7
Morocco
ZAR 415 083
32.8%
8
Uganda
ZAR 404 161
34.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 398 336
35.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 391 273
36.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 385 185
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 586 872
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 586 872
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 568 339
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 568 339
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 555 984
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 549 806
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 506 653
18.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 468 300
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 466 731
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 363 243
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.