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 79 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 23 041
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 23 218
Net pay
* R 55 782
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
29.4%
70.6%
Net pay
29.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 948 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 278 616. That means that your net pay will be R 669 384 per year, or R 55 782 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.4% 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.
Tax per income
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
R 85 500
R 86 000
R 86 500
R 87 000
R 87 500
R 88 000
R 88 500
R 89 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 824 760
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 797 027
15.9%
2
Hungary
ZAR 772 620
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 763 140
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
ZAR 729 641
23.0%
5
Czech Republic
ZAR 724 853
23.5%
6
France
ZAR 716 747
24.4%
7
Ireland
ZAR 708 437
25.3%
8
Norway
ZAR 701 508
26.0%
9
Spain
ZAR 675 868
28.7%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 649 696
31.5%
11
Sweden
ZAR 646 267
31.8%
12
Austria
ZAR 642 800
32.2%
13
Denmark
ZAR 638 477
32.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 611 140
35.5%
15
Netherlands
ZAR 596 578
37.1%
16
Poland
ZAR 595 377
37.2%
17
Germany
ZAR 591 032
37.7%
18
Finland
ZAR 560 757
40.9%
19
Romania
ZAR 554 580
41.5%
20
Italy
ZAR 552 137
41.8%
21
Portugal
ZAR 531 797
43.9%
22
Belgium
ZAR 454 188
52.1%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 744 060
21.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 674 567
28.8%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 900 600
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 900 600
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 872 160
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 872 160
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 853 200
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 843 720
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 737 605
22.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 715 980
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 714 411
24.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 555 578
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.