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 12 345 148
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 5 540 196
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 5 540 373
Net pay
*
R 6 804 775
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.9%
55.1%
Net pay
44.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 6 804 775
Net pay
R 123 629
Tax the employer pays
R 5 540 373
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 5 664 001
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 123 629 to pay you R 12 345 148. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.9% tax rate now rises to 45.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 148 141 776 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 66 484 472. That means that your net pay will be R 81 657 304 per year, or R 6 804 775 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.9% 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 128 883 345
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 120 735 547
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 119 254 130
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 114 050 108
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 86 662 939
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 85 312 019
42.4%
6
Greece
ZAR 82 996 485
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 78 993 994
46.7%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 78 877 269
46.8%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 78 286 231
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 78 177 495
47.2%
11
United Kingdom
ZAR 77 064 989
48.0%
12
Spain
ZAR 77 056 022
48.0%
13
Denmark
ZAR 76 113 328
48.6%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 74 977 167
49.4%
15
Sweden
ZAR 74 257 088
49.9%
16
Austria
ZAR 73 177 426
50.6%
17
Germany
ZAR 72 057 024
51.4%
18
Ireland
ZAR 71 375 314
51.8%
19
France
ZAR 61 940 288
58.2%
20
Belgium
ZAR 55 473 303
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 54 822 042
63.0%
22
Portugal
ZAR 53 492 295
63.9%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 79 592 410
46.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 69 263 928
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 133 204 910
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 123 016 886
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 115 705 130
21.9%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 100 210 883
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 96 540 884
34.8%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 96 372 791
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 96 321 758
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 92 098 290
37.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 90 558 612
38.9%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 89 339 722
39.7%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 87 752 870
40.8%
11
China
ZAR 81 990 486
44.7%
12
Japan
ZAR 80 314 567
45.8%
13
Australia
ZAR 78 861 840
46.8%
14
South Korea
ZAR 77 780 086
47.5%
15
India
ZAR 20 983 178
85.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 131 131 474
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 107 412 911
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 99 644 544
32.7%
3
Panama
ZAR 99 004 595
33.2%
4
Mexico
ZAR 96 379 140
34.9%
5
Argentina
ZAR 96 292 029
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 95 876 244
35.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 90 878 982
38.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 90 788 242
38.7%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 90 467 651
38.9%
10
Chile
ZAR 89 325 058
39.7%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 84 755 748
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 107 776 265
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 103 708 375
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 101 059 357
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 100 768 276
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 98 013 762
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 96 332 014
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 91 112 455
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 90 218 333
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 89 812 866
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 88 905 682
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 81 657 304
44.9%
11
Uganda
ZAR 81 542 370
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 147 950 472
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 147 882 115
0.2%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 146 499 337
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 140 734 687
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 140 734 687
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 136 290 434
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 111 111 312
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 111 109 743
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 86 282 705
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 74 512 480
49.7%
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.