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 1 238 501 459
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 557 310 535
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 557 310 713
Net pay
*
R 681 190 746
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 681 190 746
Net pay
R 12 385 192
Tax the employer pays
R 557 310 713
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 569 695 904
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 12 385 192 to pay you R 1 238 501 459. 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.
Summary
If you make R 14 862 017 508 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6 687 728 551. That means that your net pay will be R 8 174 288 957 per year, or R 681 190 746 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 7 922 088 175
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 6 906 860 836
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 13 375 693 068
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 12 335 533 743
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 11 592 528 201
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 10 046 790 773
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 9 660 341 123
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 9 660 392 017
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 9 660 560 110
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 9 226 962 436
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 9 066 022 809
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 8 917 665 161
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 8 768 792 414
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 8 174 622 139
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 8 010 039 338
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 7 877 215 978
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 7 747 930 472
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 1 714 111 635
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 13 154 103 321
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 10 774 972 817
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 9 976 333 629
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 9 920 516 646
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 9 660 398 366
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 9 660 311 255
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 9 608 396 904
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 9 103 127 868
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 9 065 899 675
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 9 027 087 216
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 8 917 650 497
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 8 478 506 867
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 10 812 120 860
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 10 403 421 388
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 10 140 704 616
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 10 109 146 549
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 9 831 242 559
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 9 660 351 240
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 9 140 146 030
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 9 048 761 573
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 9 006 244 993
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 8 917 231 121
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 8 174 288 957
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 8 174 174 022
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 14 861 757 847
0.0%
1
Kuwait
ZAR 14 861 826 204
0.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 14 713 236 312
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 14 118 916 633
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 14 118 916 633
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 13 673 056 108
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 11 146 518 111
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 11 146 516 542
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 8 655 791 070
41.8%
9
Israel
ZAR 7 431 450 346
50.0%
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.