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 1 252
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 476
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 1.02
Total tax
- R 477
Net pay
* R 775
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
38.1%
61.9%
Net pay
38.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 775
Net pay
R 13.54
Tax the employer pays
R 477
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 491
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 13.54 to pay you R 1 252. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.92 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
38.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 38.1% tax rate now rises to 38.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 2 604 160 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 992 544. That means that your net pay will be R 1 611 616 per year, or R 134 301 per month. Your average tax rate is 38.1% 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 1 500
R 2 000
R 2 500
R 3 000
R 3 500
R 4 000
R 4 500
R 5 000
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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 2 265 619
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 2 122 390
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 2 096 349
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 986 144
23.7%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 1 926 549
26.0%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 1 691 192
35.1%
6
France
ZAR 1 658 869
36.3%
7
Norway
ZAR 1 617 750
37.9%
8
Spain
ZAR 1 602 496
38.5%
9
Austria
ZAR 1 567 670
39.8%
10
Denmark
ZAR 1 566 632
39.8%
11
Poland
ZAR 1 548 572
40.5%
12
Romania
ZAR 1 523 434
41.5%
13
Ireland
ZAR 1 517 259
41.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 1 495 420
42.6%
15
Netherlands
ZAR 1 480 671
43.1%
16
Sweden
ZAR 1 474 521
43.4%
17
Germany
ZAR 1 405 298
46.0%
18
Luxembourg
ZAR 1 402 685
46.1%
19
Italy
ZAR 1 312 865
49.6%
20
Finland
ZAR 1 235 092
52.6%
21
Portugal
ZAR 1 163 857
55.3%
22
Belgium
ZAR 1 071 487
58.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 785 550
31.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 618 858
37.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 2 221 055
14.7%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 2 220 664
14.7%
2
Singapore
ZAR 2 141 485
17.8%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 2 002 448
23.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 933 938
25.7%
5
China
ZAR 1 920 109
26.3%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 1 827 456
29.8%
7
South Korea
ZAR 1 785 364
31.4%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 780 666
31.6%
9
Pakistan
ZAR 1 773 341
31.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 756 483
32.6%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 1 744 834
33.0%
12
Philippines
ZAR 1 742 902
33.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 1 726 903
33.7%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 722 306
33.9%
15
India
ZAR 1 405 289
46.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 2 318 895
11.0%
1
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 952 419
25.0%
2
Chile
ZAR 1 925 741
26.1%
3
Uruguay
ZAR 1 911 099
26.6%
4
Colombia
ZAR 1 908 569
26.7%
5
Brazil
ZAR 1 898 139
27.1%
6
Panama
ZAR 1 858 237
28.6%
7
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 781 673
31.6%
8
Mexico
ZAR 1 771 306
32.0%
9
Peru
ZAR 1 737 192
33.3%
10
Ecuador
ZAR 1 731 632
33.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 1 692 579
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 897 649
27.1%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 832 044
29.7%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 773 590
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 755 403
32.6%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 740 629
33.2%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 1 732 563
33.5%
6
Morocco
ZAR 1 618 817
37.8%
7
South Africa
ZAR 1 611 616
38.1%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 1 607 756
38.3%
9
Zambia
ZAR 1 606 821
38.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 1 583 113
39.2%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 496 681
42.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 2 473 952
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 2 473 952
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 2 417 098
7.2%
3
Kuwait
ZAR 2 412 856
7.4%
4
Oman
ZAR 2 395 827
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 2 344 499
10.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 958 100
24.8%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 956 531
24.9%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 694 914
34.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 1 520 142
41.6%
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.