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 619 249 353
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 278 647 088
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 278 647 265
Net pay
*
R 340 602 088
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
45.0%
55.0%
Net pay
45.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 340 602 088
Net pay
R 6 192 671
Tax the employer pays
R 278 647 265
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 284 839 936
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 6 192 671 to pay you R 619 249 353. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 7 430 992 236 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 3 343 767 179. That means that your net pay will be R 4 087 225 057 per year, or R 340 602 088 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.0% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 3 961 351 705
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 3 453 633 668
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 6 687 770 324
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 6 167 782 768
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 5 796 328 489
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 5 023 417 742
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 4 830 174 626
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 4 830 225 590
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 4 830 393 683
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 4 613 534 434
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 4 533 097 393
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 4 459 049 998
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 4 384 561 813
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 4 087 558 239
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 4 005 249 149
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 3 938 772 584
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 3 874 234 486
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 859 022 155
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 6 577 044 042
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 5 387 479 494
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 4 988 257 915
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 4 960 307 277
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 4 830 231 939
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 4 830 144 828
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 4 804 239 066
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 4 551 624 889
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 4 533 152 417
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 4 513 779 707
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 4 459 035 334
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 4 239 367 036
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 5 406 049 974
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 5 201 703 697
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 5 070 330 297
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 5 054 563 159
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 4 915 619 341
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 4 830 184 813
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 4 570 065 488
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 4 524 381 836
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 4 503 132 850
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 4 458 615 958
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 4 087 225 057
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 4 087 110 123
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 7 430 732 575
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 7 430 800 933
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 7 356 521 293
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 7 059 442 624
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 7 059 442 624
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 6 836 512 857
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 5 573 249 157
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 5 573 247 588
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 4 327 887 642
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 3 715 937 710
50.0%
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.