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 789 260 254
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 355 151 993
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 355 152 170
Net pay
*
R 434 108 084
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
45.0%
55.0%
Net pay
45.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 434 108 084
Net pay
R 7 892 780
Tax the employer pays
R 355 152 170
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 363 044 950
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 7 892 780 to pay you R 789 260 254. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 9 471 123 048 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 261 826 044. That means that your net pay will be R 5 209 297 004 per year, or R 434 108 084 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.0% 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.
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 5 048 741 428
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 4 401 690 617
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 8 523 888 054
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 7 861 091 342
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 7 387 630 522
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 6 402 546 156
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 6 156 259 673
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 6 156 310 618
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 6 156 478 711
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 5 880 115 595
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 5 777 577 188
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 5 683 128 485
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 5 588 218 591
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 5 209 630 186
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 5 104 733 481
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 5 020 041 914
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 4 937 727 914
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 1 093 780 392
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 8 382 725 061
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 6 866 574 333
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 6 357 695 722
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 6 322 094 594
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 6 156 316 967
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 6 156 229 856
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 6 123 183 636
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 5 801 205 011
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 5 777 583 301
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 5 752 873 557
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 5 683 113 821
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 5 403 190 259
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 6 890 245 140
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 6 629 795 266
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 6 462 362 554
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 6 442 260 137
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 6 265 165 874
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 6 156 269 841
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 5 824 745 938
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 5 766 515 481
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 5 739 427 641
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 5 682 694 445
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 5 209 297 004
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 5 209 182 069
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 9 470 863 387
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 9 470 931 745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 9 376 250 797
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 8 997 566 896
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 8 997 566 896
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 8 713 433 204
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 7 103 347 266
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 7 103 345 697
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 5 516 080 228
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 4 736 003 116
50.0%
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.