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 10 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 431
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 100
Total tax
- R 531
Net pay
* R 9 469
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
5.3%
94.7%
Net pay
5.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 469
Net pay
R 200
Tax the employer pays
R 531
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 731
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 200 to pay you R 10 000. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.73 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.3% tax rate now rises to 7.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 120 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6 375. That means that your net pay will be R 113 625 per year, or R 9 469 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.3% and your marginal tax rate is 19.0%. 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 19, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 810 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 050 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
R 13 500
R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
R 15 500
R 16 000
R 16 500
R 17 000
R 17 500
R 18 000
R 18 500
R 19 000
R 19 500
R 20 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 120 000
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 120 000
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 116 411
3.0%
3
Austria
ZAR 114 932
4.2%
4
Spain
ZAR 112 380
6.4%
5
Switzerland
ZAR 111 349
7.2%
6
Italy
ZAR 108 972
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 108 360
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 106 800
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 106 736
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 104 400
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 97 800
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 96 600
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 96 390
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 95 736
20.2%
15
Poland
ZAR 94 229
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 93 781
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 89 179
25.7%
18
Finland
ZAR 83 100
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 81 600
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 79 642
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 75 518
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 70 200
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 109 651
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 94 418
21.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 120 000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 120 000
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 113 570
5.4%
3
Thailand
ZAR 113 455
5.5%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 109 379
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 108 074
9.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 106 068
11.6%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 105 887
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 105 732
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 105 683
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 100 119
16.6%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 97 703
18.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 97 510
18.7%
13
Singapore
ZAR 96 590
19.5%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 95 040
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 88 473
26.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 110 460
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 110 400
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 108 660
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 108 494
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 107 400
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 106 800
11.0%
6
Brazil
ZAR 105 945
11.7%
7
Mexico
ZAR 105 905
11.8%
8
Peru
ZAR 105 000
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 98 880
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 95 880
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 77 875
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 113 625
5.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 103 623
13.7%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 95 378
20.5%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 95 305
20.6%
4
Mozambique
ZAR 95 217
20.7%
5
Kenya
ZAR 93 527
22.1%
6
Angola
ZAR 90 015
25.0%
7
Ghana
ZAR 89 787
25.2%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 83 864
30.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 83 299
30.6%
10
Senegal
ZAR 83 031
30.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 82 796
31.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 114 000
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 114 000
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 110 400
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 110 400
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 108 000
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 106 800
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 104 220
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 94 196
21.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 93 411
22.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 73 304
38.9%
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.