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 60 688
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 15 682
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 15 859
Net pay
* R 44 829
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
26.1%
73.9%
Net pay
26.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 44 829
Net pay
R 784
Tax the employer pays
R 15 859
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 16 643
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 784 to pay you R 60 688. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.74 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.1% tax rate now rises to 27.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 728 256 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 190 308. That means that your net pay will be R 537 948 per year, or R 44 829 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.1% and your marginal tax rate is 39.0%. 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 39, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 61.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 610 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 050 of net incomes.
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Tax per income
R 60 500
R 61 000
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R 69 500
R 70 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 633 583
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 629 396
13.6%
2
Hungary
ZAR 593 529
18.5%
3
Ireland
ZAR 592 423
18.7%
4
Ukraine
ZAR 586 246
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 582 962
20.0%
6
France
ZAR 577 649
20.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 562 242
22.8%
8
Norway
ZAR 556 477
23.6%
9
Spain
ZAR 543 547
25.4%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 541 640
25.6%
11
Austria
ZAR 520 683
28.5%
12
Sweden
ZAR 514 540
29.4%
13
Greece
ZAR 494 325
32.1%
14
Denmark
ZAR 490 713
32.6%
15
Germany
ZAR 478 889
34.2%
16
Poland
ZAR 472 511
35.1%
17
Netherlands
ZAR 458 288
37.1%
18
Italy
ZAR 452 508
37.9%
19
Finland
ZAR 450 903
38.1%
20
Portugal
ZAR 433 867
40.4%
21
Romania
ZAR 426 030
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 364 979
49.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 581 720
20.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 526 982
27.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 665 699
8.6%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 641 832
11.9%
2
Thailand
ZAR 612 767
15.9%
3
South Korea
ZAR 593 291
18.5%
4
Australia
ZAR 589 682
19.0%
5
Kazakhstan
ZAR 585 169
19.7%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 574 632
21.1%
7
Singapore
ZAR 562 093
22.8%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 558 416
23.3%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 552 732
24.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 547 428
24.8%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 538 754
26.0%
12
Philippines
ZAR 527 801
27.5%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 506 155
30.5%
14
China
ZAR 481 180
33.9%
15
India
ZAR 455 389
37.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 658 187
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 621 945
14.6%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 617 272
15.2%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 597 583
17.9%
4
Chile
ZAR 594 241
18.4%
5
Panama
ZAR 580 690
20.3%
6
Colombia
ZAR 570 212
21.7%
7
Peru
ZAR 548 730
24.7%
8
Mexico
ZAR 540 604
25.8%
9
Brazil
ZAR 538 109
26.1%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 507 837
30.3%
11
Argentina
ZAR 473 241
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 537 948
26.1%
1
Angola
ZAR 532 929
26.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 518 911
28.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 513 226
29.5%
4
Ghana
ZAR 499 719
31.4%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 497 600
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 489 402
32.8%
7
Morocco
ZAR 482 042
33.8%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 465 611
36.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 464 934
36.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 457 570
37.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 453 140
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 691 843
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 691 843
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 669 995
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 669 995
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 655 430
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 648 148
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 584 442
19.8%
7
Egypt
ZAR 551 172
24.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 549 603
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 427 597
41.3%
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.