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 5 604
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 866
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 8.17
Total tax
- R 1 874
Net pay
* R 3 730
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
33.4%
66.6%
Net pay
33.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 3 730
Net pay
R 64.21
Tax the employer pays
R 1 874
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 939
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 64.21 to pay you R 5 604. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.46 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 33.4% tax rate now rises to 34.2%, 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 1 457 040 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 487 323. That means that your net pay will be R 969 717 per year, or R 80 810 per month. Your average tax rate is 33.5% 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.
Tax per income
R 5 500
R 6 000
R 6 500
R 7 000
R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
R 13 500
R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 267 625
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 187 488
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 1 172 917
19.5%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 1 163 602
20.1%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 102 964
24.3%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 1 040 202
28.6%
6
France
ZAR 1 038 969
28.7%
7
Norway
ZAR 999 408
31.4%
8
Spain
ZAR 977 790
32.9%
9
Denmark
ZAR 966 959
33.6%
10
Ireland
ZAR 966 641
33.7%
11
Austria
ZAR 906 909
37.8%
12
Netherlands
ZAR 901 375
38.1%
13
Sweden
ZAR 900 843
38.2%
14
Poland
ZAR 888 353
39.0%
15
Luxembourg
ZAR 882 968
39.4%
16
Greece
ZAR 856 758
41.2%
17
Romania
ZAR 852 368
41.5%
18
Germany
ZAR 838 204
42.5%
19
Finland
ZAR 799 305
45.1%
20
Italy
ZAR 792 302
45.6%
21
Portugal
ZAR 748 789
48.6%
22
Belgium
ZAR 642 695
55.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 074 116
26.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 998 505
31.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 063 119
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 029 060
29.4%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 993 319
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 986 935
32.3%
4
Ghana
ZAR 981 809
32.6%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 972 695
33.2%
6
South Africa
ZAR 969 717
33.5%
7
Morocco
ZAR 923 676
36.6%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 909 332
37.6%
9
Zambia
ZAR 901 343
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 894 841
38.6%
11
Uganda
ZAR 865 765
40.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 384 188
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 384 188
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 340 477
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 340 477
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 311 336
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 306 744
10.3%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 097 760
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 096 191
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 042 586
28.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 852 048
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.