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 51 569
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 12 182
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 12 359
Net pay
* R 39 210
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
24.0%
76.0%
Net pay
24.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 39 210
Net pay
R 693
Tax the employer pays
R 12 359
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 13 052
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 693 to pay you R 51 569. 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 24% tax rate now rises to 25.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 618 828 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 148 309. That means that your net pay will be R 470 519 per year, or R 39 210 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.
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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 500 755
19.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 455 242
26.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 573 681
7.3%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 549 742
11.2%
2
Thailand
ZAR 530 696
14.2%
3
Australia
ZAR 518 007
16.3%
4
South Korea
ZAR 509 535
17.7%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 499 556
19.3%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 496 532
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 483 896
21.8%
8
Singapore
ZAR 482 123
22.1%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 478 868
22.6%
10
Japan
ZAR 472 859
23.6%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 467 489
24.5%
12
Philippines
ZAR 456 239
26.3%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 437 719
29.3%
14
China
ZAR 413 335
33.2%
15
India
ZAR 393 234
36.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 470 519
24.0%
1
Angola
ZAR 453 320
26.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 442 312
28.5%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 442 098
28.6%
4
Ghana
ZAR 427 332
30.9%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 423 167
31.6%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 421 630
31.9%
7
Morocco
ZAR 415 730
32.8%
8
Uganda
ZAR 404 748
34.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 398 986
35.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 391 913
36.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 385 842
37.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 587 887
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 587 887
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 569 322
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 569 322
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 556 945
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 550 757
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 507 405
18.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 469 101
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 467 532
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 363 865
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.