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 80 470
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 28 651
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 88.56
Total tax
- R 28 740
Net pay
* R 51 730
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
35.7%
64.3%
Net pay
35.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 51 730
Net pay
R 893
Tax the employer pays
R 28 740
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 29 633
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 893 to pay you R 80 470. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.68 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.7% tax rate now rises to 36.4%, 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 1 931 280 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 689 748. That means that your net pay will be R 1 241 532 per year, or R 103 461 per month. Your average tax rate is 35.7% 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 80 500
R 81 000
R 81 500
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R 82 500
R 83 000
R 83 500
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R 85 000
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R 86 000
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R 87 000
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R 88 000
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R 89 000
R 89 500
R 90 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 680 214
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 1 573 993
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 1 554 680
19.5%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 1 487 773
23.0%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 1 468 026
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 1 309 333
32.2%
6
France
ZAR 1 305 360
32.4%
7
Norway
ZAR 1 257 404
34.9%
8
Spain
ZAR 1 236 725
36.0%
9
Denmark
ZAR 1 221 972
36.7%
10
Ireland
ZAR 1 194 276
38.2%
11
Austria
ZAR 1 182 709
38.8%
12
Poland
ZAR 1 161 299
39.9%
13
Netherlands
ZAR 1 140 867
40.9%
14
Sweden
ZAR 1 138 015
41.1%
15
Romania
ZAR 1 129 799
41.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 1 118 608
42.1%
17
Luxembourg
ZAR 1 100 130
43.0%
18
Germany
ZAR 1 061 056
45.1%
19
Italy
ZAR 1 007 512
47.8%
20
Finland
ZAR 987 337
48.9%
21
Portugal
ZAR 904 798
53.2%
22
Belgium
ZAR 819 966
57.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 375 645
28.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 266 879
34.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 662 174
13.9%
1
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 615 463
16.4%
2
Singapore
ZAR 1 582 875
18.0%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 1 544 043
20.1%
4
China
ZAR 1 485 341
23.1%
5
Thailand
ZAR 1 470 615
23.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 1 396 282
27.7%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 1 372 589
28.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 370 076
29.1%
9
Australia
ZAR 1 354 580
29.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 342 085
30.5%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 335 969
30.8%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 1 315 248
31.9%
13
Philippines
ZAR 1 313 777
32.0%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 284 934
33.5%
15
India
ZAR 1 082 625
43.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 723 342
10.8%
1
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 493 237
22.7%
2
Chile
ZAR 1 488 369
22.9%
3
Uruguay
ZAR 1 421 004
26.4%
4
Colombia
ZAR 1 417 161
26.6%
5
Brazil
ZAR 1 410 301
27.0%
6
Panama
ZAR 1 409 089
27.0%
7
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 380 920
28.5%
8
Ecuador
ZAR 1 346 634
30.3%
9
Mexico
ZAR 1 327 205
31.3%
10
Peru
ZAR 1 325 053
31.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 1 255 207
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 408 129
27.1%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 361 028
29.5%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 1 315 897
31.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 296 281
32.9%
4
Ghana
ZAR 1 295 519
32.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 1 295 192
32.9%
6
South Africa
ZAR 1 241 532
35.7%
7
Morocco
ZAR 1 211 060
37.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 1 198 073
38.0%
9
Zambia
ZAR 1 193 000
38.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 1 179 385
38.9%
11
Uganda
ZAR 1 126 597
41.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 834 716
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 834 716
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 776 777
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 776 778
8.0%
4
Kuwait
ZAR 1 740 674
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 738 152
10.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 453 440
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 451 871
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 313 851
32.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 1 128 250
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.