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 854 707
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 369 497
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 369 674
Net pay
* R 485 033
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 485 033
Net pay
R 8 724
Tax the employer pays
R 369 674
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 378 398
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 8 724 to pay you R 854 707. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 10 256 484 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 436 090. That means that your net pay will be R 5 820 394 per year, or R 485 033 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.
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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 6 093 398
40.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 5 188 082
49.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 9 108 147
11.2%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 8 572 093
16.4%
2
Singapore
ZAR 8 154 602
20.5%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 7 000 427
31.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 6 915 444
32.6%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 6 747 351
34.2%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 6 696 317
34.7%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 6 608 547
35.6%
8
Philippines
ZAR 6 494 508
36.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 6 448 584
37.1%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 6 401 916
37.6%
11
China
ZAR 6 153 576
40.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 6 004 274
41.5%
13
South Korea
ZAR 5 902 292
42.5%
14
Australia
ZAR 5 782 635
43.6%
15
India
ZAR 5 077 852
50.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 7 464 715
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 7 188 671
29.9%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 6 978 700
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 6 976 775
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 6 802 642
33.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 6 706 574
34.6%
6
Zambia
ZAR 6 313 001
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 6 266 873
38.9%
8
Morocco
ZAR 6 256 034
39.0%
9
Senegal
ZAR 6 174 507
39.8%
10
South Africa
ZAR 5 820 394
43.3%
11
Uganda
ZAR 5 705 459
44.4%
12
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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.