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 6 993 626
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 965 679
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 2 125
Total tax
- R 2 967 804
Net pay
* R 4 025 822
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
42.4%
57.6%
Net pay
42.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 4 025 822
Net pay
R 72 062
Tax the employer pays
R 2 967 804
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 039 866
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 72 062 to pay you R 6 993 626. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 4.35 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
43.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 42.4% tax rate now rises to 43.0%, 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 6 993 626 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 967 804. That means that your net pay will be R 4 025 822 per year, or R 335 485 per month. Your average tax rate is 42.4% 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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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 4 300 585
38.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 3 671 818
47.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
ZAR 6 171 575
11.8%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 5 863 921
16.2%
2
Singapore
ZAR 5 609 573
19.8%
3
Indonesia
ZAR 4 794 735
31.4%
4
Thailand
ZAR 4 794 586
31.4%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 4 650 832
33.5%
6
Pakistan
ZAR 4 626 494
33.9%
7
Vietnam
ZAR 4 575 459
34.6%
8
Philippines
ZAR 4 468 817
36.1%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 4 458 241
36.3%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 4 452 785
36.3%
11
China
ZAR 4 359 004
37.7%
12
Japan
ZAR 4 245 828
39.3%
13
South Korea
ZAR 4 196 080
40.0%
14
Australia
ZAR 4 053 320
42.0%
15
India
ZAR 3 479 052
50.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 6 203 928
11.3%
1
Brazil
ZAR 5 080 502
27.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 4 898 848
30.0%
3
Panama
ZAR 4 788 205
31.5%
4
Uruguay
ZAR 4 739 911
32.2%
5
Colombia
ZAR 4 691 223
32.9%
6
Chile
ZAR 4 636 168
33.7%
7
Mexico
ZAR 4 632 842
33.8%
8
Puerto Rico
ZAR 4 623 965
33.9%
9
Argentina
ZAR 4 545 731
35.0%
10
Peru
ZAR 4 425 740
36.7%
11
Ecuador
ZAR 4 235 669
39.4%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 5 090 986
27.2%
1
Kenya
ZAR 4 904 670
29.9%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 4 759 304
32.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 4 750 446
32.1%
4
Ghana
ZAR 4 644 261
33.6%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 4 585 716
34.4%
6
Zambia
ZAR 4 306 343
38.4%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 4 280 282
38.8%
8
Morocco
ZAR 4 278 781
38.8%
9
Senegal
ZAR 4 216 792
39.7%
10
South Africa
ZAR 4 025 822
42.4%
11
Uganda
ZAR 3 910 887
44.1%
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.