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 179 183
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 77 143
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 40.87
Total tax
- R 77 184
Net pay
* R 101 999
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 101 999
Net pay
R 1 833
Tax the employer pays
R 77 184
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 79 016
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 833 to pay you R 179 183. 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 9 317 516 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 013 555. That means that your net pay will be R 5 303 961 per year, or R 441 997 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 179 500
R 180 000
R 180 500
R 181 000
R 181 500
R 182 000
R 182 500
R 183 000
R 183 500
R 184 000
R 184 500
R 185 000
R 185 500
R 186 000
R 186 500
R 187 000
R 187 500
R 188 000
R 188 500
R 189 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 8 106 239
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 7 593 776
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 7 500 600
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 7 155 428
23.2%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 5 542 669
40.5%
5
Romania
ZAR 5 450 747
41.5%
6
Poland
ZAR 5 412 411
41.9%
7
Greece
ZAR 5 254 900
43.6%
8
United Kingdom
ZAR 5 223 435
43.9%
9
Norway
ZAR 5 155 934
44.7%
10
Austria
ZAR 5 146 168
44.8%
11
Spain
ZAR 5 145 055
44.8%
12
Denmark
ZAR 5 005 320
46.3%
13
Luxembourg
ZAR 4 959 257
46.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 4 870 916
47.7%
15
Sweden
ZAR 4 831 861
48.1%
16
Germany
ZAR 4 761 964
48.9%
17
Ireland
ZAR 4 739 669
49.1%
18
France
ZAR 4 600 615
50.6%
19
Italy
ZAR 4 359 386
53.2%
20
Finland
ZAR 3 706 949
60.2%
21
Belgium
ZAR 3 580 933
61.6%
22
Portugal
ZAR 3 515 561
62.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 5 583 003
40.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 4 751 739
49.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 8 263 076
11.3%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 7 792 750
16.4%
2
Singapore
ZAR 7 422 207
20.3%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 6 365 684
31.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 6 305 115
32.3%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 6 137 022
34.1%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 6 085 988
34.7%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 6 045 166
35.1%
8
Philippines
ZAR 5 911 566
36.6%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 5 875 814
36.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 5 847 924
37.2%
11
China
ZAR 5 637 143
39.5%
12
Japan
ZAR 5 498 238
41.0%
13
South Korea
ZAR 5 412 820
41.9%
14
Australia
ZAR 5 284 982
43.3%
15
India
ZAR 4 617 758
50.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 8 260 759
11.3%
1
Brazil
ZAR 6 765 322
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 6 458 759
30.7%
3
Panama
ZAR 6 339 402
32.0%
4
Uruguay
ZAR 6 151 349
34.0%
5
Mexico
ZAR 6 143 371
34.1%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 6 126 359
34.3%
7
Colombia
ZAR 6 108 772
34.4%
8
Argentina
ZAR 6 056 260
35.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 6 030 502
35.3%
10
Peru
ZAR 5 849 123
37.2%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 5 561 367
40.3%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 6 781 616
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 6 531 393
29.9%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 6 340 014
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 6 336 094
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 6 181 514
33.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 6 096 245
34.6%
6
Zambia
ZAR 5 735 535
38.4%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 5 695 182
38.9%
8
Morocco
ZAR 5 687 030
39.0%
9
Senegal
ZAR 5 611 126
39.8%
10
South Africa
ZAR 5 303 961
43.1%
11
Uganda
ZAR 5 189 027
44.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
ZAR 9 126 213
2.1%
1
Bahrain
ZAR 9 063 320
2.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 9 057 855
2.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 8 851 640
5.0%
4
Qatar
ZAR 8 851 640
5.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 8 572 115
8.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 6 993 117
25.0%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 6 991 548
25.0%
8
Turkey
ZAR 5 430 068
41.7%
9
Israel
ZAR 5 100 350
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.