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 75 227
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 21 494
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 21 671
Net pay
* R 53 556
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 53 556
Net pay
R 929
Tax the employer pays
R 21 671
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 22 600
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 929 to pay you R 75 227. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
29.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.8% tax rate now rises to 29.7%, 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 902 724 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 260 053. That means that your net pay will be R 642 671 per year, or R 53 556 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.8% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 75 500
R 76 000
R 76 500
R 77 000
R 77 500
R 78 000
R 78 500
R 79 000
R 79 500
R 80 000
R 80 500
R 81 000
R 81 500
R 82 000
R 82 500
R 83 000
R 83 500
R 84 000
R 84 500
R 85 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 785 370
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 762 915
15.5%
2
Hungary
ZAR 735 720
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 726 693
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
ZAR 699 419
22.5%
5
Czech Republic
ZAR 691 349
23.4%
6
France
ZAR 688 088
23.8%
7
Ireland
ZAR 685 119
24.1%
8
Norway
ZAR 671 626
25.6%
9
Spain
ZAR 648 822
28.1%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 628 864
30.3%
11
Sweden
ZAR 623 627
30.9%
12
Austria
ZAR 619 330
31.4%
13
Denmark
ZAR 608 090
32.6%
14
Greece
ZAR 588 385
34.8%
15
Poland
ZAR 569 319
36.9%
16
Germany
ZAR 568 492
37.0%
17
Netherlands
ZAR 568 090
37.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 538 726
40.3%
19
Italy
ZAR 530 967
41.2%
20
Romania
ZAR 528 094
41.5%
21
Portugal
ZAR 511 876
43.3%
22
Belgium
ZAR 436 228
51.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 710 807
21.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 643 984
28.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 808 473
10.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 779 011
13.7%
2
Thailand
ZAR 743 618
17.6%
3
Kazakhstan
ZAR 726 488
19.5%
4
South Korea
ZAR 724 255
19.8%
5
Australia
ZAR 703 959
22.0%
6
New Zealand
ZAR 689 809
23.6%
7
Singapore
ZAR 689 432
23.6%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 676 879
25.0%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 667 407
26.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 666 544
26.2%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 651 837
27.8%
12
Philippines
ZAR 641 787
28.9%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 616 373
31.7%
14
China
ZAR 596 294
33.9%
15
India
ZAR 554 487
38.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 812 987
9.9%
1
Costa Rica
ZAR 749 998
16.9%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 748 757
17.1%
3
Chile
ZAR 745 853
17.4%
4
Panama
ZAR 712 675
21.1%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 711 708
21.2%
6
Colombia
ZAR 687 512
23.8%
7
Peru
ZAR 674 839
25.2%
8
Brazil
ZAR 664 598
26.4%
9
Mexico
ZAR 657 048
27.2%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 613 781
32.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 586 645
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 659 854
26.9%
1
South Africa
ZAR 642 671
28.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 641 039
29.0%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 626 630
30.6%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 616 273
31.7%
5
Ghana
ZAR 615 129
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 597 454
33.8%
7
Morocco
ZAR 587 767
34.9%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 571 836
36.7%
9
Senegal
ZAR 562 251
37.7%
10
Uganda
ZAR 560 891
37.9%
11
Zambia
ZAR 560 438
37.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 857 588
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 857 588
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 830 506
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 830 506
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 812 452
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 803 424
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 707 268
21.7%
7
Egypt
ZAR 682 023
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 680 454
24.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 529 209
41.4%
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.