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 98 164 656
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 44 158 974
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 44 159 151
Net pay
*
R 54 005 505
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 54 005 505
Net pay
R 981 824
Tax the employer pays
R 44 159 151
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 45 140 975
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 981 824 to pay you R 98 164 656. 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 1 177 975 872 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 529 909 815. That means that your net pay will be R 648 066 057 per year, or R 54 005 505 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 628 493 983
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 547 831 952
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 060 055 596
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 977 779 185
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 918 975 725
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 796 378 725
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 765 933 046
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 765 764 954
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 765 713 930
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 731 453 599
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 718 757 411
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 707 240 179
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 695 344 689
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 648 399 239
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 635 321 357
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 624 673 911
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 614 619 089
47.8%
15
India
ZAR 139 486 382
88.2%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 042 618 066
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 854 042 631
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 790 920 680
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 786 418 854
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 765 771 302
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 765 684 191
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 761 663 987
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 721 652 366
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 718 962 351
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 715 947 688
39.2%
10
Chile
ZAR 707 225 516
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 672 240 056
42.9%
12
Show more
Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 856 980 570
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 824 592 242
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 803 740 907
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 801 261 428
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 779 249 017
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 765 724 176
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 724 460 424
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 717 232 822
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 713 879 970
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 706 806 140
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 648 066 057
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 647 951 123
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 177 716 211
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 1 177 784 568
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 166 035 092
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 119 077 078
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 1 119 077 078
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 1 083 737 802
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 883 486 884
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 883 485 315
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 686 068 381
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 589 429 528
50.0%
10
Show more
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.