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 62 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 16 194
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 16 371
Net pay
* R 45 629
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
26.4%
73.6%
Net pay
26.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 45 629
Net pay
R 797
Tax the employer pays
R 16 371
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 17 168
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 797 to pay you R 62 000. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.77 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.4% tax rate now rises to 27.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 744 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 196 448. That means that your net pay will be R 547 552 per year, or R 45 629 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.4% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 62 500
R 63 000
R 63 500
R 64 000
R 64 500
R 65 000
R 65 500
R 66 000
R 66 500
R 67 000
R 67 500
R 68 000
R 68 500
R 69 000
R 69 500
R 70 000
R 70 500
R 71 000
R 71 500
R 72 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 647 280
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 641 567
13.8%
2
Hungary
ZAR 606 360
18.5%
3
Ireland
ZAR 601 665
19.1%
4
Ukraine
ZAR 598 920
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 593 471
20.2%
6
France
ZAR 587 615
21.0%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 573 893
22.9%
8
Norway
ZAR 566 868
23.8%
9
Spain
ZAR 553 725
25.6%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 550 322
26.0%
11
Austria
ZAR 529 894
28.8%
12
Sweden
ZAR 525 561
29.4%
13
Greece
ZAR 502 978
32.4%
14
Denmark
ZAR 501 306
32.6%
15
Germany
ZAR 487 221
34.5%
16
Poland
ZAR 480 688
35.4%
17
Netherlands
ZAR 468 197
37.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 458 904
38.3%
19
Italy
ZAR 458 627
38.4%
20
Portugal
ZAR 441 290
40.7%
21
Romania
ZAR 435 240
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 371 465
50.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 593 368
20.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 537 141
27.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 678 598
8.8%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 654 493
12.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 624 575
16.1%
3
South Korea
ZAR 605 341
18.6%
4
Australia
ZAR 599 994
19.4%
5
Kazakhstan
ZAR 597 921
19.6%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 585 433
21.3%
7
Singapore
ZAR 573 594
22.9%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 569 106
23.5%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 563 359
24.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 558 157
25.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 548 901
26.2%
12
Philippines
ZAR 538 087
27.7%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 515 919
30.7%
14
China
ZAR 490 941
34.0%
15
India
ZAR 464 332
37.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 672 320
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 634 280
14.8%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 629 249
15.4%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 608 988
18.2%
4
Chile
ZAR 608 639
18.2%
5
Panama
ZAR 592 600
20.4%
6
Colombia
ZAR 581 234
21.9%
7
Peru
ZAR 560 164
24.7%
8
Mexico
ZAR 551 188
25.9%
9
Brazil
ZAR 549 523
26.1%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 517 397
30.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 483 475
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 547 552
26.4%
1
Angola
ZAR 544 383
26.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 529 932
28.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 523 459
29.6%
4
Ghana
ZAR 510 133
31.4%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 508 309
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 499 152
32.9%
7
Morocco
ZAR 491 582
33.9%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 475 197
36.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 473 593
36.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 467 017
37.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 462 823
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 706 800
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 706 800
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 684 480
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 684 480
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 669 600
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 662 160
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 595 526
20.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 562 980
24.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 561 411
24.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 436 767
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.