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 668 678
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 285 784
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 285 961
Net pay
* R 382 717
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
42.8%
57.2%
Net pay
42.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 382 717
Net pay
R 6 864
Tax the employer pays
R 285 961
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 292 825
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 6 864 to pay you R 668 678. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.8% tax rate now rises to 43.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 8 024 136 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 3 431 534. That means that your net pay will be R 4 592 602 per year, or R 382 717 per month. Your average tax rate is 42.8% 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
Tax per income
R 190 500
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R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 4 870 457
39.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 4 150 700
48.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 7 099 034
11.5%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 6 719 245
16.3%
2
Singapore
ZAR 6 413 371
20.1%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 5 491 359
31.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 5 464 418
31.9%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 5 296 325
34.0%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 5 269 138
34.3%
7
Vietnam
ZAR 5 245 290
34.6%
8
Philippines
ZAR 5 108 592
36.3%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 5 086 852
36.6%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 5 077 804
36.7%
11
China
ZAR 4 925 784
38.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 4 801 199
40.2%
13
South Korea
ZAR 4 738 598
41.0%
14
Australia
ZAR 4 599 491
42.7%
15
India
ZAR 3 984 002
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 7 116 013
11.3%
1
Brazil
ZAR 5 827 622
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 5 590 578
30.3%
3
Panama
ZAR 5 476 071
31.8%
4
Uruguay
ZAR 5 365 802
33.1%
5
Colombia
ZAR 5 319 834
33.7%
6
Mexico
ZAR 5 302 674
33.9%
7
Puerto Rico
ZAR 5 290 189
34.1%
8
Chile
ZAR 5 254 474
34.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 5 215 563
35.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 5 056 927
37.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 4 823 538
39.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 7 832 833
2.4%
1
Bahrain
ZAR 7 782 874
3.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 7 764 475
3.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 7 622 929
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 7 622 929
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 7 382 205
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 6 023 082
24.9%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 6 021 513
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 4 676 791
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 4 453 660
44.5%
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.