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 2 357 280
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 060 689
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 1.02
Total tax
- R 1 060 690
Net pay
* R 1 296 590
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 1 296 590
Net pay
R 23 574
Tax the employer pays
R 1 060 690
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 084 264
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 23 574 to pay you R 2 357 280. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 4 903 142 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 206 234 752. That means that your net pay will be R 2 696 907 648 per year, or R 224 742 304 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.
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Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 2 614 007 742
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 2 278 931 738
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 4 412 705 471
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 4 069 667 404
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 3 824 605 617
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 3 314 591 271
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 3 187 291 290
35.0%
5
Vietnam
ZAR 3 187 072 208
35.0%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 3 187 123 197
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 3 044 161 058
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 2 991 108 993
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 2 942 340 096
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 2 893 155 689
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 2 697 240 829
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 2 642 919 208
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 2 599 012 171
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 2 556 499 530
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 568 141 997
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 3 567 039 219
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 3 432 208 812
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 3 345 515 158
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 3 335 119 701
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 3 243 446 675
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 3 187 082 419
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 3 015 437 839
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 2 985 300 463
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 2 971 286 184
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 2 941 906 057
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 2 696 907 648
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 2 696 792 713
45.0%
12
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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.