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 97 780
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 30 741
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 30 918
Net pay
* R 66 862
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
31.6%
68.4%
Net pay
31.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 66 862
Net pay
R 1 155
Tax the employer pays
R 30 918
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 32 073
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 155 to pay you R 97 780. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.6% tax rate now rises to 32.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 173 360 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 371 014. That means that your net pay will be R 802 346 per year, or R 66 862 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.6% 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
Tax per income
R 97 500
R 98 000
R 98 500
R 99 000
R 99 500
R 100 000
R 100 500
R 101 000
R 101 500
R 102 000
R 102 500
R 103 000
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R 104 000
R 104 500
R 105 000
R 105 500
R 106 000
R 106 500
R 107 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 020 823
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 962 424
18.0%
2
Hungary
ZAR 956 288
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 944 555
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 891 619
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 878 634
25.1%
6
France
ZAR 859 400
26.8%
7
Norway
ZAR 838 845
28.5%
8
Ireland
ZAR 824 497
29.7%
9
Spain
ZAR 816 804
30.4%
10
Denmark
ZAR 784 521
33.1%
11
Austria
ZAR 759 616
35.3%
12
Sweden
ZAR 758 977
35.3%
13
Luxembourg
ZAR 752 980
35.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 738 398
37.1%
15
Poland
ZAR 725 082
38.2%
16
Greece
ZAR 719 776
38.7%
17
Germany
ZAR 701 022
40.3%
18
Romania
ZAR 686 416
41.5%
19
Finland
ZAR 666 486
43.2%
20
Italy
ZAR 658 244
43.9%
21
Portugal
ZAR 630 956
46.2%
22
Belgium
ZAR 537 685
54.2%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 892 567
23.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 829 106
29.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 033 100
12.0%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 991 342
15.5%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 945 703
19.4%
3
Thailand
ZAR 940 071
19.9%
4
Singapore
ZAR 923 021
21.3%
5
South Korea
ZAR 917 407
21.8%
6
Australia
ZAR 881 225
24.9%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 867 373
26.1%
8
Japan
ZAR 862 333
26.5%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 860 235
26.7%
10
Pakistan
ZAR 843 321
28.1%
11
China
ZAR 835 020
28.8%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 827 660
29.5%
13
Philippines
ZAR 818 603
30.2%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 792 286
32.5%
15
India
ZAR 675 774
42.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 052 521
10.3%
1
Chile
ZAR 965 180
17.7%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 950 566
19.0%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 931 031
20.7%
4
Panama
ZAR 903 178
23.0%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 898 001
23.5%
6
Peru
ZAR 860 827
26.6%
7
Brazil
ZAR 860 809
26.6%
8
Colombia
ZAR 859 825
26.7%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 854 802
27.2%
10
Mexico
ZAR 833 054
29.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 762 559
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 856 742
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 830 484
29.2%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 802 544
31.6%
3
South Africa
ZAR 802 346
31.6%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 800 360
31.8%
5
Ghana
ZAR 794 155
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 779 133
33.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 751 769
35.9%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 736 613
37.2%
9
Zambia
ZAR 726 879
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 724 633
38.2%
11
Uganda
ZAR 709 741
39.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 114 692
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 114 692
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 079 491
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 079 491
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 056 024
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 047 177
10.8%
6
Egypt
ZAR 885 000
24.6%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 883 431
24.7%
8
Israel
ZAR 875 205
25.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 686 830
41.5%
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.