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 4 580
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 974
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 1.02
Total tax
- R 1 975
Net pay
* R 2 605
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.1%
56.9%
Net pay
43.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 2 605
Net pay
R 46.82
Tax the employer pays
R 1 975
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 022
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 46.82 to pay you R 4 580. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.41 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.1% tax rate now rises to 43.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 9 526 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 107 552. That means that your net pay will be R 5 418 848 per year, or R 451 571 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.1% 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 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
R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
R 13 500
R 14 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 8 287 968
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 7 764 016
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 7 668 752
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 7 316 268
23.2%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 5 649 981
40.7%
5
Romania
ZAR 5 572 944
41.5%
6
Poland
ZAR 5 532 633
41.9%
7
Greece
ZAR 5 371 875
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
ZAR 5 331 532
44.0%
9
Norway
ZAR 5 265 807
44.7%
10
Austria
ZAR 5 254 862
44.8%
11
Spain
ZAR 5 253 257
44.9%
12
Denmark
ZAR 5 112 314
46.3%
13
Luxembourg
ZAR 5 069 590
46.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 4 976 402
47.8%
15
Sweden
ZAR 4 936 324
48.2%
16
Germany
ZAR 4 863 220
49.0%
17
Ireland
ZAR 4 839 934
49.2%
18
France
ZAR 4 688 973
50.8%
19
Italy
ZAR 4 454 178
53.2%
20
Finland
ZAR 3 783 860
60.3%
21
Belgium
ZAR 3 659 014
61.6%
22
Portugal
ZAR 3 590 760
62.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 5 696 547
40.2%
1
Canada
ZAR 4 848 808
49.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 8 451 071
11.3%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 7 966 124
16.4%
2
Singapore
ZAR 7 585 137
20.4%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 6 506 890
31.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 6 440 890
32.4%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 6 272 797
34.2%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 6 221 762
34.7%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 6 170 496
35.2%
8
Philippines
ZAR 6 041 248
36.6%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 6 003 233
37.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 5 971 166
37.3%
11
China
ZAR 5 752 029
39.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 5 610 811
41.1%
13
South Korea
ZAR 5 521 709
42.0%
14
Australia
ZAR 5 395 690
43.4%
15
India
ZAR 4 720 111
50.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 8 445 638
11.3%
1
Brazil
ZAR 6 916 763
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 6 598 972
30.7%
3
Panama
ZAR 6 478 832
32.0%
4
Mexico
ZAR 6 279 146
34.1%
5
Uruguay
ZAR 6 278 217
34.1%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 6 261 403
34.3%
7
Colombia
ZAR 6 236 186
34.5%
8
Argentina
ZAR 6 192 035
35.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 6 155 832
35.4%
10
Peru
ZAR 5 977 064
37.3%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 5 680 528
40.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 6 933 579
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 6 677 612
29.9%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 6 482 097
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 6 478 621
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 6 319 691
33.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 6 232 019
34.6%
6
Zambia
ZAR 5 863 999
38.4%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 5 822 361
38.9%
8
Morocco
ZAR 5 813 611
39.0%
9
Senegal
ZAR 5 736 457
39.8%
10
South Africa
ZAR 5 418 848
43.1%
11
Uganda
ZAR 5 303 913
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 9 335 097
2.0%
1
Bahrain
ZAR 9 270 115
2.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 9 266 739
2.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 9 050 080
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 9 050 080
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 8 764 288
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 7 149 780
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 7 148 211
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 5 551 724
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 5 204 792
45.4%
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.