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 148 904
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 51 886
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 52 063
Net pay
* R 96 841
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
35.0%
65.0%
Net pay
35.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 96 841
Net pay
R 1 666
Tax the employer pays
R 52 063
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 53 729
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 666 to pay you R 148 904. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.61 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
35.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35% tax rate now rises to 35.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 786 848 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 624 754. That means that your net pay will be R 1 162 094 per year, or R 96 841 per month. Your average tax rate is 35.0% 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
Tax per income
R 148 500
R 149 000
R 149 500
R 150 000
R 150 500
R 151 000
R 151 500
R 152 000
R 152 500
R 153 000
R 153 500
R 154 000
R 154 500
R 155 000
R 155 500
R 156 000
R 156 500
R 157 000
R 157 500
R 158 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 285 839
28.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 185 144
33.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 542 295
13.7%
1
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 485 474
16.9%
2
Singapore
ZAR 1 460 107
18.3%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 1 442 940
19.3%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 369 513
23.4%
5
South Korea
ZAR 1 310 629
26.7%
6
China
ZAR 1 290 866
27.8%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 1 274 953
28.7%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 273 306
28.7%
9
Australia
ZAR 1 266 476
29.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 251 315
30.0%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 242 088
30.5%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 1 222 806
31.6%
13
Philippines
ZAR 1 219 415
31.8%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 191 053
33.3%
15
India
ZAR 1 005 094
43.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 303 055
27.1%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 259 926
29.5%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 217 654
31.9%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 1 201 311
32.8%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 199 977
32.8%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 197 731
33.0%
6
South Africa
ZAR 1 162 094
35.0%
7
Morocco
ZAR 1 123 536
37.1%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 1 110 135
37.9%
9
Zambia
ZAR 1 104 175
38.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 1 092 725
38.9%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 047 159
41.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 697 506
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 697 506
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 643 900
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 643 900
8.0%
4
Kuwait
ZAR 1 608 518
10.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 608 163
10.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 345 116
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 343 547
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 231 236
31.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 1 044 132
41.6%
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.