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 62 958
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 16 567
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 16 744
Net pay
* R 46 214
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 46 214
Net pay
R 807
Tax the employer pays
R 16 744
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 17 551
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 807 to pay you R 62 958. 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 755 496 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 200 932. That means that your net pay will be R 554 564 per year, or R 46 214 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
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R 69 500
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R 71 500
R 72 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 657 282
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 650 453
13.9%
2
Hungary
ZAR 615 729
18.5%
3
Ireland
ZAR 608 413
19.5%
4
Ukraine
ZAR 608 174
19.5%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 601 144
20.4%
6
France
ZAR 594 892
21.3%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 582 400
22.9%
8
Norway
ZAR 574 456
24.0%
9
Spain
ZAR 561 157
25.7%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 556 663
26.3%
11
Austria
ZAR 536 619
29.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 533 608
29.4%
13
Greece
ZAR 509 297
32.6%
14
Denmark
ZAR 509 040
32.6%
15
Germany
ZAR 493 305
34.7%
16
Poland
ZAR 486 762
35.6%
17
Netherlands
ZAR 475 432
37.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 464 746
38.5%
19
Italy
ZAR 463 095
38.7%
20
Portugal
ZAR 446 709
40.9%
21
Romania
ZAR 441 965
41.5%
22
Belgium
ZAR 376 201
50.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 601 874
20.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 544 560
27.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 688 012
8.9%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 663 512
12.2%
2
Thailand
ZAR 633 197
16.2%
3
South Korea
ZAR 614 140
18.7%
4
Australia
ZAR 607 524
19.6%
5
Kazakhstan
ZAR 607 233
19.6%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 593 212
21.5%
7
Singapore
ZAR 581 968
23.0%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 576 912
23.6%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 571 119
24.4%
10
Japan
ZAR 565 991
25.1%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 556 310
26.4%
12
Philippines
ZAR 545 598
27.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 523 049
30.8%
14
China
ZAR 498 069
34.1%
15
India
ZAR 470 862
37.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 682 640
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 643 287
14.9%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 637 994
15.6%
3
Chile
ZAR 618 891
18.1%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 617 315
18.3%
5
Panama
ZAR 601 297
20.4%
6
Colombia
ZAR 589 282
22.0%
7
Peru
ZAR 568 513
24.8%
8
Mexico
ZAR 558 916
26.0%
9
Brazil
ZAR 557 858
26.2%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 524 378
30.6%
11
Argentina
ZAR 490 947
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 554 564
26.6%
1
Angola
ZAR 552 746
26.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 537 979
28.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 530 932
29.7%
4
Ghana
ZAR 517 738
31.5%
5
Nigeria
ZAR 516 128
31.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 506 272
33.0%
7
Morocco
ZAR 498 549
34.0%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 482 197
36.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 479 916
36.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 473 914
37.3%
11
Zambia
ZAR 469 893
37.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 717 721
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 717 721
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 695 056
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 695 056
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 679 946
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 672 392
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 603 619
20.1%
7
Egypt
ZAR 571 602
24.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 570 033
24.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 443 462
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.