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 18 942 377 376
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 8 523 888 366
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 2 125
Total tax
- R 8 523 890 492
Net pay
* R 10 418 486 884
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 10 418 486 884
Net pay
R 189 425 899
Tax the employer pays
R 8 523 890 492
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 8 713 316 391
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 189 425 899 to pay you R 18 942 377 376. 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 18 942 377 376 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 523 890 492. That means that your net pay will be R 10 418 486 884 per year, or R 868 207 240 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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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 16 479 868 317
13.0%
1
Hungary
ZAR 15 438 037 561
18.5%
2
Ukraine
ZAR 15 248 613 788
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
ZAR 14 585 611 520
23.0%
4
Romania
ZAR 11 081 290 765
41.5%
5
Poland
ZAR 10 902 240 348
42.5%
6
Greece
ZAR 10 607 768 421
44.0%
7
Italy
ZAR 10 335 008 361
45.4%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 10 023 471 152
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 10 005 401 475
47.2%
10
Norway
ZAR 9 963 945 421
47.4%
11
Spain
ZAR 9 812 470 062
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
ZAR 9 803 081 912
48.3%
13
Denmark
ZAR 9 702 821 510
48.8%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 9 566 066 145
49.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 9 473 146 926
50.0%
16
Austria
ZAR 9 268 926 268
51.1%
17
Germany
ZAR 9 182 562 731
51.5%
18
Ireland
ZAR 9 092 608 402
52.0%
19
France
ZAR 7 823 959 591
58.7%
20
Belgium
ZAR 7 080 739 776
62.6%
21
Finland
ZAR 6 974 859 590
63.2%
22
Portugal
ZAR 6 819 417 111
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 10 096 919 985
46.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 8 803 020 389
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 17 048 016 950
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 15 722 232 434
17.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 14 775 208 898
22.0%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 12 805 114 015
32.4%
4
Vietnam
ZAR 12 312 575 076
35.0%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 12 312 625 931
35.0%
6
Thailand
ZAR 12 312 794 024
35.0%
7
Philippines
ZAR 11 760 185 751
37.9%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 11 555 042 328
39.0%
9
Taiwan
ZAR 11 365 881 082
40.0%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 11 176 163 932
41.0%
11
China
ZAR 10 418 820 066
45.0%
12
Japan
ZAR 10 209 060 949
46.1%
13
Australia
ZAR 10 039 806 708
47.0%
14
South Korea
ZAR 9 874 968 541
47.9%
15
India
ZAR 2 183 639 415
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 16 765 552 313
11.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 13 733 233 721
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 12 715 275 190
32.9%
3
Panama
ZAR 12 644 156 858
33.3%
4
Mexico
ZAR 12 312 632 280
35.0%
5
Argentina
ZAR 12 312 545 169
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
ZAR 12 246 349 559
35.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 11 602 348 287
38.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 11 554 821 368
39.0%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 11 505 334 585
39.3%
10
Chile
ZAR 11 365 866 418
40.0%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 10 806 209 359
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 13 780 582 664
27.3%
1
Kenya
ZAR 13 259 673 295
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
ZAR 12 924 836 163
31.8%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 12 884 607 331
32.0%
4
Ghana
ZAR 12 530 400 612
33.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 12 312 585 154
35.0%
6
Zambia
ZAR 11 649 567 349
38.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 11 533 088 678
39.1%
8
Morocco
ZAR 11 478 894 109
39.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 11 365 447 042
40.0%
10
South Africa
ZAR 10 418 486 884
45.0%
11
Uganda
ZAR 10 418 371 950
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.