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 7 499
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 3 287
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 1.02
Total tax
- R 3 288
Net pay
* R 4 211
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
43.9%
56.1%
Net pay
43.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 4 211
Net pay
R 76.01
Tax the employer pays
R 3 288
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 364
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 76.01 to pay you R 7 499. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.49 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 43.9% tax rate now rises to 44.4%, 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 15 597 920 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6 839 736. That means that your net pay will be R 8 758 184 per year, or R 729 849 per month. Your average tax rate is 43.9% 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 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
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R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
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R 12 500
R 13 000
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R 14 500
R 15 000
R 15 500
R 16 000
R 16 500
R 17 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 13 570 190
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 12 712 305
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 12 556 326
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 11 991 339
23.1%
4
Romania
ZAR 9 124 783
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 9 027 066
42.1%
6
Greece
ZAR 8 771 926
43.8%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 8 769 069
43.8%
8
United Kingdom
ZAR 8 473 544
45.7%
9
Norway
ZAR 8 459 427
45.8%
10
Spain
ZAR 8 398 304
46.2%
11
Austria
ZAR 8 325 624
46.6%
12
Luxembourg
ZAR 8 276 567
46.9%
13
Denmark
ZAR 8 222 244
47.3%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 8 042 520
48.4%
15
Sweden
ZAR 7 972 663
48.9%
16
Germany
ZAR 7 806 390
50.0%
17
Ireland
ZAR 7 754 263
50.3%
18
Italy
ZAR 7 209 434
53.8%
19
France
ZAR 7 199 675
53.8%
20
Finland
ZAR 6 019 394
61.4%
21
Belgium
ZAR 5 928 542
62.0%
22
Portugal
ZAR 5 776 507
63.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 8 946 535
42.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 7 670 268
50.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 13 819 425
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 11 318 615
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 10 674 480
31.6%
3
Panama
ZAR 10 531 571
32.5%
4
Mexico
ZAR 10 225 634
34.4%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 10 186 641
34.7%
6
Argentina
ZAR 10 138 523
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 9 965 815
36.1%
8
Colombia
ZAR 9 939 668
36.3%
9
Chile
ZAR 9 798 744
37.2%
10
Peru
ZAR 9 695 870
37.8%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 9 144 117
41.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 15 406 616
1.2%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 15 338 259
1.7%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 15 280 920
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 14 818 024
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 14 818 024
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 14 350 087
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 11 703 420
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 11 701 851
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 9 087 838
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 8 240 552
47.2%
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.