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 62 883
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 16 538
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 16 715
Net pay
* R 46 168
Marginal tax rate
39.0%
Average tax rate
26.6%
73.4%
Net pay
26.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 46 168
Net pay
R 806
Tax the employer pays
R 16 715
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 17 521
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 806 to pay you R 62 883. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 2.79 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 26.6% tax rate now rises to 27.5%, 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 754 596 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 200 581. That means that your net pay will be R 554 015 per year, or R 46 168 per month. Your average tax rate is 26.6% 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
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R 64 500
R 65 000
R 65 500
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R 68 000
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R 71 500
R 72 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 656 499
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 649 757
13.9%
2
Hungary
ZAR 614 996
18.5%
3
Ireland
ZAR 607 885
19.4%
4
Ukraine
ZAR 607 450
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 600 544
20.4%
6
France
ZAR 594 322
21.2%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 581 734
22.9%
8
Norway
ZAR 573 862
24.0%
9
Spain
ZAR 560 576
25.7%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 556 166
26.3%
11
Austria
ZAR 536 093
29.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 532 978
29.4%
13
Greece
ZAR 508 802
32.6%
14
Denmark
ZAR 508 435
32.6%
15
Germany
ZAR 492 829
34.7%
16
Poland
ZAR 486 286
35.6%
17
Netherlands
ZAR 474 866
37.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 464 289
38.5%
19
Italy
ZAR 462 746
38.7%
20
Portugal
ZAR 446 285
40.9%
21
Romania
ZAR 441 439
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 375 831
50.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 601 208
20.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 543 979
27.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 687 280
8.9%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 662 806
12.2%
2
Thailand
ZAR 632 522
16.2%
3
South Korea
ZAR 613 451
18.7%
4
Australia
ZAR 606 935
19.6%
5
Kazakhstan
ZAR 606 504
19.6%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 592 622
21.5%
7
Singapore
ZAR 581 312
23.0%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 576 301
23.6%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 570 512
24.4%
10
Japan
ZAR 565 378
25.1%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 555 730
26.4%
12
Philippines
ZAR 545 010
27.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 522 491
30.8%
14
China
ZAR 497 511
34.1%
15
India
ZAR 470 351
37.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 681 832
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 642 582
14.8%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 637 310
15.5%
3
Chile
ZAR 618 111
18.1%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 616 664
18.3%
5
Panama
ZAR 600 616
20.4%
6
Colombia
ZAR 588 652
22.0%
7
Peru
ZAR 567 859
24.8%
8
Mexico
ZAR 558 311
26.0%
9
Brazil
ZAR 557 205
26.2%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 523 831
30.6%
11
Argentina
ZAR 490 362
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 554 015
26.6%
1
Angola
ZAR 552 091
26.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 537 349
28.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 530 347
29.7%
4
Ghana
ZAR 517 143
31.5%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 515 516
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 505 715
33.0%
7
Morocco
ZAR 498 003
34.0%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 481 649
36.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 479 421
36.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 473 374
37.3%
11
Zambia
ZAR 469 340
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 716 866
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 716 866
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 694 228
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 694 228
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 679 136
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 671 591
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 602 986
20.1%
7
Egypt
ZAR 570 927
24.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 569 358
24.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 442 938
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.