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 27 952 593
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 12 575 177
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 40.87
Total tax
- R 12 575 218
Net pay
* R 15 377 375
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
45.0%
55.0%
Net pay
45.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 15 377 375
Net pay
R 279 567
Tax the employer pays
R 12 575 218
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 12 854 785
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 279 567 to pay you R 27 952 593. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.60 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
45.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 45% tax rate now rises to 45.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 453 534 836 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 653 911 349. That means that your net pay will be R 799 623 487 per year, or R 66 635 291 per month. Your average tax rate is 45.0% 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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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 775 366 911
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 675 885 305
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 308 058 664
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 206 493 126
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 1 133 911 717
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 982 656 582
32.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 945 046 373
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 944 878 280
35.0%
6
Vietnam
ZAR 944 827 259
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 902 529 782
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 886 848 379
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 872 575 558
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 857 921 722
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 799 956 669
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 783 827 895
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 770 720 162
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 758 264 362
47.8%
15
India
ZAR 171 195 004
88.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 1 057 449 716
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 1 017 483 517
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 991 761 677
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 988 696 635
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 961 531 271
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 944 837 503
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 893 929 187
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 885 006 898
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 880 865 396
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 872 141 518
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 799 623 487
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 799 508 553
45.0%
12
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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.