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 39 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 11 315
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 88.56
Total tax
- R 11 404
Net pay
* R 27 596
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
29.2%
70.8%
Net pay
29.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 27 596
Net pay
R 479
Tax the employer pays
R 11 404
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 11 883
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 479 to pay you R 39 000. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.05 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
30.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.2% tax rate now rises to 30.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 936 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 273 696. That means that your net pay will be R 662 304 per year, or R 55 192 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.2% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 39 500
R 40 000
R 40 500
R 41 000
R 41 500
R 42 000
R 42 500
R 43 000
R 43 500
R 44 000
R 44 500
R 45 000
R 45 500
R 46 000
R 46 500
R 47 000
R 47 500
R 48 000
R 48 500
R 49 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 814 320
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 788 015
15.8%
2
Hungary
ZAR 762 840
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 753 480
19.5%
4
United Kingdom
ZAR 721 631
22.9%
5
Czech Republic
ZAR 715 973
23.5%
6
France
ZAR 709 151
24.2%
7
Ireland
ZAR 702 256
25.0%
8
Norway
ZAR 693 588
25.9%
9
Spain
ZAR 668 700
28.6%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 644 174
31.2%
11
Sweden
ZAR 640 267
31.6%
12
Austria
ZAR 636 579
32.0%
13
Denmark
ZAR 630 423
32.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 605 109
35.4%
15
Netherlands
ZAR 589 027
37.1%
16
Poland
ZAR 588 471
37.1%
17
Germany
ZAR 585 058
37.5%
18
Finland
ZAR 554 918
40.7%
19
Romania
ZAR 547 560
41.5%
20
Italy
ZAR 546 526
41.6%
21
Portugal
ZAR 526 517
43.8%
22
Belgium
ZAR 449 428
52.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 735 247
21.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 666 485
28.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 836 092
10.7%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 805 115
14.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 768 575
17.9%
3
Kazakhstan
ZAR 753 441
19.5%
4
South Korea
ZAR 748 004
20.1%
5
Australia
ZAR 725 754
22.5%
6
Singapore
ZAR 713 750
23.7%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 711 641
24.0%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 699 474
25.3%
9
Japan
ZAR 690 376
26.2%
10
Pakistan
ZAR 689 037
26.4%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 673 659
28.0%
12
Philippines
ZAR 663 527
29.1%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 638 002
31.8%
14
China
ZAR 638 004
31.8%
15
India
ZAR 573 388
38.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 842 439
10.0%
1
Costa Rica
ZAR 775 313
17.2%
2
Chile
ZAR 774 598
17.2%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 771 169
17.6%
4
Panama
ZAR 737 848
21.2%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 734 263
21.6%
6
Colombia
ZAR 708 554
24.3%
7
Peru
ZAR 698 174
25.4%
8
Brazil
ZAR 688 723
26.4%
9
Mexico
ZAR 678 753
27.5%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 633 987
32.3%
11
Argentina
ZAR 608 275
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 684 063
26.9%
1
Kenya
ZAR 664 332
29.0%
2
South Africa
ZAR 662 304
29.2%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 648 260
30.7%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 638 907
31.7%
5
Ghana
ZAR 637 141
31.9%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 618 668
33.9%
7
Morocco
ZAR 607 932
35.1%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 592 096
36.7%
9
Senegal
ZAR 582 217
37.8%
10
Zambia
ZAR 580 903
37.9%
11
Uganda
ZAR 579 193
38.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 889 200
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 889 200
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 861 120
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 861 120
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 842 400
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 833 040
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 729 716
22.0%
7
Egypt
ZAR 706 980
24.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 705 411
24.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 548 589
41.4%
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.