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 11 298
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 4 997
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 1.02
Total tax
- R 4 998
Net pay
* R 6 300
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.2%
55.8%
Net pay
44.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 6 300
Net pay
R 114
Tax the employer pays
R 4 998
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 5 112
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 114 to pay you R 11 298. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.2% tax rate now rises to 44.8%, 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 23 499 840 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 10 395 600. That means that your net pay will be R 13 104 240 per year, or R 1 092 020 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.2% 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
Tax per income
R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 20 444 861
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 19 152 370
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 18 917 371
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 18 075 817
23.1%
4
Romania
ZAR 13 747 406
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 13 574 976
42.2%
6
Greece
ZAR 13 197 001
43.8%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 12 925 482
45.0%
8
Norway
ZAR 12 615 837
46.3%
9
United Kingdom
ZAR 12 562 787
46.5%
10
Spain
ZAR 12 491 499
46.8%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 12 450 361
47.0%
12
Denmark
ZAR 12 269 734
47.8%
13
Austria
ZAR 12 191 922
48.1%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 12 032 989
48.8%
15
Sweden
ZAR 11 924 368
49.3%
16
Germany
ZAR 11 636 845
50.5%
17
Ireland
ZAR 11 547 185
50.9%
18
Italy
ZAR 10 976 889
53.3%
19
France
ZAR 10 463 168
55.5%
20
Finland
ZAR 8 928 881
62.0%
21
Belgium
ZAR 8 882 272
62.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 8 621 198
63.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 13 158 258
44.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 11 342 322
51.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 21 027 167
10.5%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 19 564 079
16.8%
2
Singapore
ZAR 18 484 420
21.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 15 952 935
32.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 15 523 626
33.9%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 15 355 533
34.7%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 15 304 498
34.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 14 716 425
37.4%
8
Taiwan
ZAR 14 554 560
38.1%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 14 527 031
38.2%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 14 215 375
39.5%
11
China
ZAR 13 437 421
42.8%
12
Japan
ZAR 13 141 494
44.1%
13
South Korea
ZAR 12 805 880
45.5%
14
Australia
ZAR 12 801 614
45.5%
15
India
ZAR 6 640 607
71.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 20 813 265
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 17 047 507
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 15 978 644
32.0%
3
Panama
ZAR 15 806 103
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 15 361 882
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 15 295 232
34.9%
6
Argentina
ZAR 15 274 771
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 14 765 125
37.2%
8
Colombia
ZAR 14 759 650
37.2%
9
Chile
ZAR 14 539 896
38.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 14 535 796
38.2%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 13 651 886
41.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 17 099 256
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 16 459 020
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 16 013 048
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 15 986 831
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 15 563 122
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 15 314 756
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 14 457 665
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 14 330 090
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 14 281 348
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 14 120 521
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 13 104 240
44.2%
11
Uganda
ZAR 12 989 305
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 23 308 536
0.8%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 23 240 179
1.1%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 23 103 821
1.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 22 324 848
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 22 324 848
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 21 619 853
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 17 629 860
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 17 628 291
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 13 689 995
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 12 191 512
48.1%
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.