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 13 048
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 5 174
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 8.17
Total tax
- R 5 182
Net pay
* R 7 866
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
39.7%
60.3%
Net pay
39.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 7 866
Net pay
R 139
Tax the employer pays
R 5 182
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 5 321
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 139 to pay you R 13 048. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.08 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
40.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 39.7% tax rate now rises to 40.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.59999999999999% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 3 392 480 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 347 288. That means that your net pay will be R 2 045 192 per year, or R 170 433 per month. Your average tax rate is 39.7% 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.
Tax per income
R 13 500
R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
R 15 500
R 16 000
R 16 500
R 17 000
R 17 500
R 18 000
R 18 500
R 19 000
R 19 500
R 20 000
R 20 500
R 21 000
R 21 500
R 22 000
R 22 500
R 23 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 2 951 458
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 2 764 871
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 2 730 946
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 2 593 150
23.6%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 2 407 893
29.0%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 2 138 564
37.0%
6
France
ZAR 2 043 964
39.8%
7
Norway
ZAR 2 039 365
39.9%
8
Spain
ZAR 2 026 612
40.3%
9
Austria
ZAR 2 011 381
40.7%
10
Poland
ZAR 2 002 286
41.0%
11
Romania
ZAR 1 984 601
41.5%
12
Denmark
ZAR 1 970 422
41.9%
13
Greece
ZAR 1 936 880
42.9%
14
Ireland
ZAR 1 895 652
44.1%
15
Netherlands
ZAR 1 878 773
44.6%
16
Sweden
ZAR 1 868 763
44.9%
17
Luxembourg
ZAR 1 824 788
46.2%
18
Germany
ZAR 1 814 515
46.5%
19
Italy
ZAR 1 670 604
50.8%
20
Finland
ZAR 1 525 351
55.0%
21
Portugal
ZAR 1 467 360
56.8%
22
Belgium
ZAR 1 366 161
59.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 2 303 506
32.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 993 313
41.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 2 930 543
13.6%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 2 874 970
15.3%
2
Singapore
ZAR 2 778 205
18.1%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 2 486 141
26.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 2 452 056
27.7%
5
China
ZAR 2 369 370
30.2%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 2 360 360
30.4%
7
Pakistan
ZAR 2 285 749
32.6%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 2 261 542
33.3%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 2 241 457
33.9%
10
Vietnam
ZAR 2 234 714
34.1%
11
Philippines
ZAR 2 233 090
34.2%
12
Japan
ZAR 2 229 193
34.3%
13
South Korea
ZAR 2 228 624
34.3%
14
Australia
ZAR 2 144 713
36.8%
15
India
ZAR 1 816 162
46.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 3 016 622
11.1%
1
Costa Rica
ZAR 2 481 579
26.9%
2
Brazil
ZAR 2 469 671
27.2%
3
Uruguay
ZAR 2 459 220
27.5%
4
Colombia
ZAR 2 457 002
27.6%
5
Chile
ZAR 2 436 930
28.2%
6
Panama
ZAR 2 384 440
29.7%
7
Puerto Rico
ZAR 2 293 841
32.4%
8
Mexico
ZAR 2 288 549
32.5%
9
Peru
ZAR 2 220 038
34.6%
10
Argentina
ZAR 2 204 987
35.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 2 181 341
35.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 2 471 152
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 2 383 868
29.7%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 2 309 805
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 2 293 294
32.4%
4
Ghana
ZAR 2 262 103
33.3%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 2 244 972
33.8%
6
Morocco
ZAR 2 096 530
38.2%
7
Zambia
ZAR 2 091 638
38.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 2 087 724
38.5%
9
Senegal
ZAR 2 056 105
39.4%
10
South Africa
ZAR 2 045 192
39.7%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 930 257
43.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 3 222 856
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 3 222 856
5.0%
2
Kuwait
ZAR 3 201 177
5.6%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 3 197 534
5.8%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 3 132 819
7.7%
5
Oman
ZAR 3 121 082
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 2 549 340
24.9%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 2 547 771
24.9%
8
Israel
ZAR 2 125 479
37.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 1 979 268
41.7%
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.