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 894 473 276
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 402 497 853
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 402 498 030
Net pay
*
R 491 975 246
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 491 975 246
Net pay
R 8 944 910
Tax the employer pays
R 402 498 030
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 411 442 940
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 8 944 910 to pay you R 894 473 276. 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.
Summary
If you make R 10 733 679 312 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 829 976 363. That means that your net pay will be R 5 903 702 949 per year, or R 491 975 246 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 5 721 683 916
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 4 988 405 563
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 9 660 188 692
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 8 909 013 041
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 8 372 424 408
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 7 256 034 182
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 6 976 921 257
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 6 976 972 190
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 6 977 140 282
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 6 663 952 577
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 6 547 736 509
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 6 440 662 243
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 6 333 114 161
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 5 904 036 131
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 5 785 160 845
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 5 689 196 734
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 5 595 881 931
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 1 239 062 980
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 9 500 189 622
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 7 781 927 625
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 7 205 186 615
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 7 164 850 901
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 6 976 978 538
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 6 976 891 427
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 6 939 426 261
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 6 574 520 723
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 6 547 712 352
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 6 519 699 729
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 6 440 647 580
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 6 123 434 418
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 7 808 754 822
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 7 513 584 650
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 7 323 836 256
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 7 301 050 908
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 7 100 346 842
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 6 976 931 412
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 6 601 218 040
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 6 535 222 862
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 6 504 521 586
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 6 440 228 204
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 5 903 702 949
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 5 903 588 015
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 10 733 419 651
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 10 733 488 008
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 10 626 181 498
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 10 196 995 346
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 10 196 995 346
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 9 874 984 967
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 8 050 264 464
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 8 050 262 895
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 6 251 405 622
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 5 367 281 248
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.