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 87 536
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 26 541
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 26 718
Net pay
*
R 60 818
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
30.5%
69.5%
Net pay
30.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 60 818
Net pay
R 1 052
Tax the employer pays
R 26 718
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 27 770
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 052 to pay you R 87 536. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.17 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.5% tax rate now rises to 31.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 050 432 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 320 614. That means that your net pay will be R 729 818 per year, or R 60 818 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.5% 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 913 876
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 873 379
16.9%
2
Hungary
ZAR 856 102
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 845 598
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 800 653
23.8%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 798 014
24.0%
6
France
ZAR 781 587
25.6%
7
Norway
ZAR 768 390
26.9%
8
Ireland
ZAR 761 189
27.5%
9
Spain
ZAR 739 836
29.6%
10
Denmark
ZAR 705 293
32.9%
11
Sweden
ZAR 697 503
33.6%
12
Luxembourg
ZAR 696 661
33.7%
13
Austria
ZAR 695 897
33.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 661 046
37.1%
15
Greece
ZAR 660 656
37.1%
16
Poland
ZAR 654 332
37.7%
17
Germany
ZAR 640 621
39.0%
18
Romania
ZAR 614 503
41.5%
19
Finland
ZAR 608 931
42.0%
20
Italy
ZAR 600 033
42.9%
21
Portugal
ZAR 576 867
45.1%
22
Belgium
ZAR 492 316
53.1%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 813 906
22.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 745 134
29.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 931 070
11.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 894 886
14.8%
2
Thailand
ZAR 853 679
18.7%
3
Kazakhstan
ZAR 846 131
19.5%
4
South Korea
ZAR 829 673
21.0%
5
Singapore
ZAR 812 909
22.6%
6
Australia
ZAR 800 707
23.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 786 720
25.1%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 777 110
26.0%
9
Japan
ZAR 773 906
26.3%
10
Pakistan
ZAR 763 418
27.3%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 748 211
28.8%
12
China
ZAR 742 824
29.3%
13
Philippines
ZAR 738 290
29.7%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 712 383
32.2%
15
India
ZAR 634 107
39.6%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 943 720
10.2%
1
Chile
ZAR 870 507
17.1%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 861 689
18.0%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 848 239
19.3%
4
Panama
ZAR 820 453
21.9%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 816 132
22.3%
6
Colombia
ZAR 779 497
25.8%
7
Peru
ZAR 778 276
25.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 771 687
26.5%
9
Mexico
ZAR 753 391
28.3%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 753 259
28.3%
11
Argentina
ZAR 682 655
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 767 312
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 744 434
29.1%
2
South Africa
ZAR 729 818
30.5%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 722 640
31.2%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 716 744
31.8%
5
Ghana
ZAR 712 838
32.1%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 695 256
33.8%
7
Morocco
ZAR 677 277
35.5%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 661 768
37.0%
9
Zambia
ZAR 651 279
38.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 650 876
38.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 642 131
38.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 997 910
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 997 910
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 966 398
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 966 398
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 945 389
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 934 885
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 800 563
23.8%
7
Egypt
ZAR 792 804
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 791 235
24.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 615 236
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.