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 90 958
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 27 944
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 28 121
Net pay
*
R 62 837
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
30.9%
69.1%
Net pay
30.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 62 837
Net pay
R 1 087
Tax the employer pays
R 28 121
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 29 208
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 087 to pay you R 90 958. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 30.9% tax rate now rises to 31.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 1 091 496 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 337 450. That means that your net pay will be R 754 046 per year, or R 62 837 per month. Your average tax rate is 30.9% 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
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 840 183
23.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 773 271
29.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 965 153
11.6%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 927 100
15.1%
2
Thailand
ZAR 882 767
19.1%
3
Kazakhstan
ZAR 879 393
19.4%
4
South Korea
ZAR 858 981
21.3%
5
Singapore
ZAR 850 572
22.1%
6
Australia
ZAR 827 604
24.2%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 813 662
25.5%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 804 895
26.3%
9
Japan
ZAR 803 687
26.4%
10
Pakistan
ZAR 790 109
27.6%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 774 840
29.0%
12
China
ZAR 773 622
29.1%
13
Philippines
ZAR 765 118
29.9%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 739 074
32.3%
15
India
ZAR 645 252
40.9%
16
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 797 186
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 773 179
29.2%
2
South Africa
ZAR 754 046
30.9%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 749 332
31.4%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 744 676
31.8%
5
Ghana
ZAR 740 002
32.2%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 723 275
33.7%
7
Morocco
ZAR 702 161
35.7%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 686 770
37.1%
9
Zambia
ZAR 676 533
38.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 675 514
38.1%
11
Uganda
ZAR 664 716
39.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 036 921
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 036 921
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 004 176
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 004 176
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 982 346
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 972 271
10.9%
6
Israel
ZAR 825 497
24.4%
7
Egypt
ZAR 823 602
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 822 033
24.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 639 152
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.