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 776 496
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 334 302
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 334 479
Net pay
* R 442 017
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 442 017
Net pay
R 7 942
Tax the employer pays
R 334 479
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 342 421
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 7 942 to pay you R 776 496. 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 9 317 952 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 013 751. That means that your net pay will be R 5 304 201 per year, or R 442 017 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.
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Tax per income
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 8 106 618
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 7 594 131
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 7 500 951
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 7 155 763
23.2%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 5 542 893
40.5%
5
Romania
ZAR 5 451 002
41.5%
6
Poland
ZAR 5 412 661
41.9%
7
Greece
ZAR 5 255 144
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
ZAR 5 223 660
43.9%
9
Norway
ZAR 5 156 164
44.7%
10
Austria
ZAR 5 146 394
44.8%
11
Spain
ZAR 5 145 281
44.8%
12
Denmark
ZAR 5 005 544
46.3%
13
Luxembourg
ZAR 4 959 487
46.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 4 871 136
47.7%
15
Sweden
ZAR 4 832 079
48.1%
16
Germany
ZAR 4 762 175
48.9%
17
Ireland
ZAR 4 739 879
49.1%
18
France
ZAR 4 600 799
50.6%
19
Italy
ZAR 4 359 584
53.2%
20
Finland
ZAR 3 707 110
60.2%
21
Belgium
ZAR 3 581 096
61.6%
22
Portugal
ZAR 3 515 718
62.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 5 583 240
40.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 4 751 942
49.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 8 263 468
11.3%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 7 793 112
16.4%
2
Singapore
ZAR 7 422 547
20.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 6 365 979
31.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 6 305 398
32.3%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 6 137 306
34.1%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 6 086 271
34.7%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 6 045 427
35.1%
8
Philippines
ZAR 5 911 836
36.6%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 5 876 080
36.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 5 848 182
37.2%
11
China
ZAR 5 637 383
39.5%
12
Japan
ZAR 5 498 473
41.0%
13
South Korea
ZAR 5 413 047
41.9%
14
Australia
ZAR 5 285 213
43.3%
15
India
ZAR 4 617 971
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 8 261 145
11.3%
1
Brazil
ZAR 6 765 639
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 6 459 052
30.7%
3
Panama
ZAR 6 339 693
32.0%
4
Uruguay
ZAR 6 151 614
34.0%
5
Mexico
ZAR 6 143 654
34.1%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 6 126 641
34.3%
7
Colombia
ZAR 6 109 038
34.4%
8
Argentina
ZAR 6 056 543
35.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 6 030 764
35.3%
10
Peru
ZAR 5 849 390
37.2%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 5 561 615
40.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 6 781 933
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 6 531 698
29.9%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 6 340 311
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 6 336 392
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 6 181 803
33.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 6 096 528
34.6%
6
Zambia
ZAR 5 735 804
38.4%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 5 695 448
38.9%
8
Morocco
ZAR 5 687 294
39.0%
9
Senegal
ZAR 5 611 388
39.8%
10
South Africa
ZAR 5 304 201
43.1%
11
Uganda
ZAR 5 189 267
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 9 126 649
2.1%
1
Bahrain
ZAR 9 063 752
2.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 9 058 291
2.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 8 852 054
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 8 852 054
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 8 572 516
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 6 993 444
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 6 991 875
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 5 430 322
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 5 100 568
45.3%
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.