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 854 665
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 369 478
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 369 655
Net pay
*
R 485 010
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.3%
56.7%
Net pay
43.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 485 010
Net pay
R 8 724
Tax the employer pays
R 369 655
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 378 379
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 8 724 to pay you R 854 665. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.43 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.3% tax rate now rises to 43.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 10 255 980 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 435 863. That means that your net pay will be R 5 820 117 per year, or R 485 010 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.3% 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 6 093 124
40.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 5 187 847
49.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 9 107 693
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 8 571 675
16.4%
2
Singapore
ZAR 8 154 209
20.5%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 7 000 086
31.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 6 915 117
32.6%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 6 747 024
34.2%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 6 695 989
34.7%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 6 608 244
35.6%
8
Philippines
ZAR 6 494 195
36.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 6 448 277
37.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 6 401 618
37.6%
11
China
ZAR 6 153 298
40.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 6 004 003
41.5%
13
South Korea
ZAR 5 902 029
42.5%
14
Australia
ZAR 5 782 368
43.6%
15
India
ZAR 5 077 605
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 9 091 376
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 7 445 709
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 7 088 703
30.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 6 965 826
32.1%
4
Mexico
ZAR 6 753 373
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 6 733 076
34.4%
6
Uruguay
ZAR 6 721 334
34.5%
7
Colombia
ZAR 6 681 212
34.9%
8
Argentina
ZAR 6 666 262
35.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 6 593 580
35.7%
10
Peru
ZAR 6 423 932
37.4%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 6 096 727
40.6%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 7 464 348
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 7 188 318
29.9%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 6 978 358
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 6 976 431
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 6 802 308
33.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 6 706 246
34.6%
6
Zambia
ZAR 6 312 691
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 6 266 566
38.9%
8
Morocco
ZAR 6 255 728
39.0%
9
Senegal
ZAR 6 174 205
39.8%
10
South Africa
ZAR 5 820 117
43.3%
11
Uganda
ZAR 5 705 182
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 10 064 676
1.9%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 9 996 319
2.5%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 9 992 400
2.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 9 743 181
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 9 743 181
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 9 435 502
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 7 696 965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 7 695 396
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 5 976 639
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 5 569 582
45.7%
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.