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 945 154
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 410 198
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 410 375
Net pay
*
R 534 779
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.4%
56.6%
Net pay
43.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 534 779
Net pay
R 9 629
Tax the employer pays
R 410 375
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 420 004
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 9 629 to pay you R 945 154. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.44 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.4% tax rate now rises to 44.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 11 341 848 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 924 504. That means that your net pay will be R 6 417 344 per year, or R 534 779 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.4% 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 6 678 048
41.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 5 692 454
49.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 10 084 974
11.1%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 9 472 946
16.5%
2
Singapore
ZAR 9 001 186
20.6%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 7 734 133
31.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 7 620 931
32.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 7 452 838
34.3%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 7 401 803
34.7%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 7 259 765
36.0%
8
Philippines
ZAR 7 168 338
36.8%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 7 110 656
37.3%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 7 042 280
37.9%
11
China
ZAR 6 750 526
40.5%
12
Japan
ZAR 6 589 208
41.9%
13
South Korea
ZAR 6 468 078
43.0%
14
Australia
ZAR 6 357 878
43.9%
15
India
ZAR 5 241 585
53.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 10 052 457
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 8 232 963
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 7 817 592
31.1%
3
Panama
ZAR 7 690 643
32.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 7 459 187
34.2%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 7 435 090
34.5%
6
Uruguay
ZAR 7 380 847
34.9%
7
Argentina
ZAR 7 372 076
35.0%
8
Colombia
ZAR 7 343 566
35.3%
9
Chile
ZAR 7 245 101
36.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 7 089 026
37.5%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 6 716 177
40.8%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 8 254 317
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 7 948 426
29.9%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 7 716 965
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 7 717 346
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 7 520 610
33.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 7 412 061
34.7%
6
Zambia
ZAR 6 980 500
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 6 927 697
38.9%
8
Morocco
ZAR 6 913 751
39.0%
9
Senegal
ZAR 6 825 725
39.8%
10
South Africa
ZAR 6 417 344
43.4%
11
Uganda
ZAR 6 302 409
44.4%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 11 150 545
1.7%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 11 082 187
2.3%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 11 067 409
2.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 10 774 756
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 10 774 756
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 10 434 500
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 8 511 366
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 8 509 797
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 6 609 059
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 6 112 516
46.1%
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.