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 836 843
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 369 019
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 88.56
Total tax
- R 369 107
Net pay
* R 467 736
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
44.1%
55.9%
Net pay
44.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 467 736
Net pay
R 8 457
Tax the employer pays
R 369 107
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 377 564
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 8 457 to pay you R 836 843. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.51 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
44.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 44.1% tax rate now rises to 44.7%, 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 20 084 232 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 858 577. That means that your net pay will be R 11 225 655 per year, or R 935 471 per month. Your average tax rate is 44.1% 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.
Tax per income
R 190 500
R 191 000
R 191 500
R 192 000
R 192 500
R 193 000
R 193 500
R 194 000
R 194 500
R 195 000
R 195 500
R 196 000
R 196 500
R 197 000
R 197 500
R 198 000
R 198 500
R 199 000
R 199 500
R 200 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 11 337 739
43.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 9 755 075
51.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 17 790 175
11.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 14 571 192
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 13 685 917
31.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 13 526 185
32.7%
4
Mexico
ZAR 13 141 736
34.6%
5
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 087 041
34.8%
6
Argentina
ZAR 13 054 625
35.0%
7
Uruguay
ZAR 12 690 621
36.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 12 676 211
36.9%
9
Chile
ZAR 12 490 532
37.8%
10
Peru
ZAR 12 443 736
38.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 11 703 401
41.7%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 14 614 402
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 14 068 094
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 13 682 494
31.9%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 13 663 535
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 13 303 697
33.8%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 13 094 610
34.8%
6
Zambia
ZAR 12 357 066
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 12 250 497
39.0%
8
Morocco
ZAR 12 211 531
39.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 12 071 156
39.9%
10
South Africa
ZAR 11 225 655
44.1%
11
Uganda
ZAR 11 110 721
44.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 19 892 928
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 19 824 571
1.3%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 19 722 369
1.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 19 080 020
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 19 080 020
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 18 477 493
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 15 068 154
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 15 066 585
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 11 700 711
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 10 483 708
47.8%
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.