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 85 564 968
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 38 489 115
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 38 489 292
Net pay
* R 47 075 676
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 47 075 676
Net pay
R 855 827
Tax the employer pays
R 38 489 292
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 39 345 118
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 855 827 to pay you R 85 564 968. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 1 026 779 616 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 461 871 500. That means that your net pay will be R 564 908 116 per year, or R 47 075 676 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 547 906 378
46.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 477 570 447
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 923 978 966
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 852 286 293
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 801 042 645
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 694 170 057
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 667 655 480
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 667 487 387
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 667 436 362
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 637 585 927
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 626 527 695
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 616 522 426
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 606 140 410
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 565 241 298
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 553 837 409
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 544 539 895
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 535 802 465
47.8%
15
India
ZAR 122 088 200
88.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 746 985 293
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 718 754 863
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 700 575 921
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 698 417 735
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 679 232 693
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 667 446 610
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 631 474 727
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 625 176 982
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 622 256 853
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 616 088 386
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 564 908 116
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 564 793 182
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 1 026 588 313
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 026 519 955
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 016 350 799
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 975 440 635
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 975 440 635
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 944 637 247
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 770 089 692
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 770 088 123
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 598 010 170
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 513 831 400
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.