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 911 208 972
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 410 028 916
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 410 029 093
Net pay
* R 501 179 879
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 501 179 879
Net pay
R 9 112 267
Tax the employer pays
R 410 029 093
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 419 141 360
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 9 112 267 to pay you R 911 208 972. 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 10 934 507 664 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 920 349 121. That means that your net pay will be R 6 014 158 543 per year, or R 501 179 879 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
R 190 500
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R 193 000
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R 199 500
R 200 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 9 513 021 668
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 8 911 623 746
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 8 802 278 670
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 8 419 551 842
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 6 396 686 983
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 6 293 350 974
42.5%
6
Greece
ZAR 6 123 361 383
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 5 965 113 859
45.5%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 5 786 267 051
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 5 775 644 693
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 5 751 805 952
47.4%
11
Spain
ZAR 5 664 393 551
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 5 659 009 336
48.3%
13
Denmark
ZAR 5 601 062 517
48.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 5 522 091 941
49.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 5 468 457 038
50.0%
16
Austria
ZAR 5 350 790 931
51.1%
17
Germany
ZAR 5 300 747 888
51.5%
18
Ireland
ZAR 5 248 830 940
52.0%
19
France
ZAR 4 516 709 399
58.7%
20
Belgium
ZAR 4 087 406 085
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 4 026 361 962
63.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 3 936 584 015
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 5 828 725 428
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 5 081 731 302
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 9 840 934 209
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 9 075 700 573
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 8 529 070 523
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 7 391 794 146
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 7 107 459 687
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 7 107 510 618
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 7 107 678 711
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 6 788 633 507
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 6 670 241 804
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 6 561 159 255
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 6 451 600 881
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 6 014 491 725
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 5 893 392 938
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 5 795 635 760
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 5 700 571 116
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 1 262 172 336
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 9 677 938 981
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 7 927 528 180
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 7 339 992 646
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 7 298 903 826
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 7 107 516 967
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 7 107 429 856
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 7 069 261 790
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 6 697 528 088
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 6 670 212 832
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 6 641 674 837
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 6 561 144 591
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 6 237 999 964
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 7 954 857 448
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 7 654 164 497
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 7 460 866 462
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 7 437 654 353
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 7 233 194 797
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 7 107 469 841
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 6 724 727 476
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 6 657 497 204
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 6 626 221 158
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 6 560 725 215
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 6 014 158 543
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 6 014 043 608
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 10 934 248 003
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 10 934 316 360
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 10 825 001 566
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 10 387 782 281
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 10 387 782 281
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 10 059 747 051
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 8 200 885 728
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 8 200 884 159
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 6 368 370 062
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 5 467 695 424
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.