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 4 763 468
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 142 863
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 8.17
Total tax
- R 2 142 871
Net pay
*
R 2 620 597
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 2 620 597
Net pay
R 47 643
Tax the employer pays
R 2 142 871
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 190 514
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 47 643 to pay you R 4 763 468. 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 1 238 501 680 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 557 146 428. That means that your net pay will be R 681 355 252 per year, or R 56 779 604 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 660 754 238
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 575 958 537
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 114 528 823
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 028 015 606
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 966 185 855
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 837 294 170
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 805 274 822
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 805 106 729
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 805 055 706
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 769 030 037
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 755 678 154
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 743 555 664
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 731 054 310
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 681 688 433
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 667 940 431
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 656 752 589
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 646 170 399
47.8%
15
India
ZAR 146 451 098
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 096 188 308
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 897 923 841
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 831 548 629
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 826 819 831
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 805 113 078
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 805 025 967
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 800 793 922
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 758 724 423
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 755 881 642
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 752 708 643
39.2%
10
Chile
ZAR 743 541 000
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 706 767 911
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 901 013 095
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 866 960 308
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 845 039 179
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 842 431 083
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 819 286 839
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 805 065 951
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 761 683 796
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 754 083 961
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 750 557 883
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 743 121 625
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 681 355 252
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 681 240 317
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 238 242 019
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 1 238 310 376
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 225 955 642
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 176 576 596
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 1 176 576 596
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 1 139 421 546
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 928 881 240
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 928 879 671
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 721 319 217
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 619 692 432
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.