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 87 544
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 26 544
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 26 721
Net pay
*
R 60 823
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 60 823
Net pay
R 1 053
Tax the employer pays
R 26 721
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 27 774
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 053 to pay you R 87 544. 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 1 050 528 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 320 653. That means that your net pay will be R 729 875 per year, or R 60 823 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 913 959
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 873 449
16.9%
2
Hungary
ZAR 856 180
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 845 675
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 800 724
23.8%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 798 078
24.0%
6
France
ZAR 781 647
25.6%
7
Norway
ZAR 768 451
26.9%
8
Ireland
ZAR 761 238
27.5%
9
Spain
ZAR 739 897
29.6%
10
Denmark
ZAR 705 355
32.9%
11
Sweden
ZAR 697 551
33.6%
12
Luxembourg
ZAR 696 705
33.7%
13
Austria
ZAR 695 947
33.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 661 106
37.1%
15
Greece
ZAR 660 702
37.1%
16
Poland
ZAR 654 387
37.7%
17
Germany
ZAR 640 668
39.0%
18
Romania
ZAR 614 559
41.5%
19
Finland
ZAR 608 976
42.0%
20
Italy
ZAR 600 078
42.9%
21
Portugal
ZAR 576 910
45.1%
22
Belgium
ZAR 492 352
53.1%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 813 968
22.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 745 200
29.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 931 150
11.4%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 894 961
14.8%
2
Thailand
ZAR 853 747
18.7%
3
Kazakhstan
ZAR 846 209
19.5%
4
South Korea
ZAR 829 742
21.0%
5
Singapore
ZAR 812 998
22.6%
6
Australia
ZAR 800 770
23.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 786 783
25.1%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 777 175
26.0%
9
Japan
ZAR 773 976
26.3%
10
Pakistan
ZAR 763 480
27.3%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 748 274
28.8%
12
China
ZAR 742 896
29.3%
13
Philippines
ZAR 738 352
29.7%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 712 445
32.2%
15
India
ZAR 634 133
39.6%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 943 805
10.2%
1
Chile
ZAR 870 581
17.1%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 861 761
18.0%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 848 303
19.3%
4
Panama
ZAR 820 519
21.9%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 816 204
22.3%
6
Colombia
ZAR 779 560
25.8%
7
Peru
ZAR 778 343
25.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 771 756
26.5%
9
Mexico
ZAR 753 453
28.3%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 753 407
28.3%
11
Argentina
ZAR 682 718
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 767 382
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 744 502
29.1%
2
South Africa
ZAR 729 875
30.5%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 722 703
31.2%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 716 809
31.8%
5
Ghana
ZAR 712 902
32.1%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 695 321
33.8%
7
Morocco
ZAR 677 335
35.5%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 661 827
37.0%
9
Zambia
ZAR 651 338
38.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 650 933
38.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 642 183
38.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 998 002
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 998 002
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 966 486
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 966 486
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 945 475
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 934 970
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 800 621
23.8%
7
Egypt
ZAR 792 876
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 791 307
24.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 615 292
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.