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 52 147
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 12 390
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 12 567
Net pay
* R 39 580
Marginal tax rate
36.0%
Average tax rate
24.1%
75.9%
Net pay
24.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 39 580
Net pay
R 699
Tax the employer pays
R 12 567
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 13 266
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 699 to pay you R 52 147. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
25.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 24.1% tax rate now rises to 25.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 625 764 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 150 805. That means that your net pay will be R 474 959 per year, or R 39 580 per month. Your average tax rate is 24.1% 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 52 500
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R 54 500
R 55 000
R 55 500
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R 61 500
R 62 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 505 887
19.2%
1
Canada
ZAR 459 961
26.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 579 611
7.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 555 738
11.2%
2
Thailand
ZAR 535 898
14.4%
3
Australia
ZAR 522 550
16.5%
4
South Korea
ZAR 514 844
17.7%
5
New Zealand
ZAR 504 314
19.4%
6
Kazakhstan
ZAR 502 150
19.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 488 678
21.9%
8
Singapore
ZAR 487 192
22.1%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 483 550
22.7%
10
Japan
ZAR 477 586
23.7%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 472 017
24.6%
12
Philippines
ZAR 460 840
26.4%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 442 065
29.4%
14
China
ZAR 417 635
33.3%
15
India
ZAR 397 174
36.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 565 763
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 541 642
13.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 538 931
13.9%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 523 048
16.4%
4
Panama
ZAR 503 155
19.6%
5
Chile
ZAR 501 215
19.9%
6
Colombia
ZAR 498 473
20.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 474 295
24.2%
8
Mexico
ZAR 471 704
24.6%
9
Brazil
ZAR 463 802
25.9%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 445 599
28.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 406 621
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 594 476
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 594 476
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 575 703
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 575 703
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 563 188
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 556 930
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 512 288
18.1%
7
Egypt
ZAR 474 303
24.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 472 734
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 367 905
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.