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 100 458
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 31 839
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 32 016
Net pay
* R 68 442
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
31.9%
68.1%
Net pay
31.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 68 442
Net pay
R 1 182
Tax the employer pays
R 32 016
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 33 198
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 182 to pay you R 100 458. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.9% tax rate now rises to 32.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 205 496 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 384 190. That means that your net pay will be R 821 306 per year, or R 68 442 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.9% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 100 500
R 101 000
R 101 500
R 102 000
R 102 500
R 103 000
R 103 500
R 104 000
R 104 500
R 105 000
R 105 500
R 106 000
R 106 500
R 107 000
R 107 500
R 108 000
R 108 500
R 109 000
R 109 500
R 110 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 913 130
24.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 850 190
29.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 059 773
12.1%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 1 016 670
15.7%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 971 733
19.4%
3
Thailand
ZAR 962 567
20.2%
4
Singapore
ZAR 951 462
21.1%
5
South Korea
ZAR 940 342
22.0%
6
Australia
ZAR 902 274
25.2%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 888 457
26.3%
8
Japan
ZAR 883 836
26.7%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 881 959
26.8%
10
Pakistan
ZAR 864 209
28.3%
11
China
ZAR 859 122
28.7%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 848 394
29.6%
13
Philippines
ZAR 839 598
30.4%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 813 174
32.5%
15
India
ZAR 693 024
42.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 880 121
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 852 979
29.2%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 823 432
31.7%
3
Nigeria
ZAR 822 218
31.8%
4
South Africa
ZAR 821 306
31.9%
5
Ghana
ZAR 815 413
32.4%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 801 060
33.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 771 243
36.0%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 756 179
37.3%
9
Zambia
ZAR 746 643
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 743 914
38.3%
11
Uganda
ZAR 727 416
39.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 145 221
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 145 221
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 109 056
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 109 056
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 084 946
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 076 582
10.7%
6
Egypt
ZAR 909 102
24.6%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 907 533
24.7%
8
Israel
ZAR 894 706
25.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 705 547
41.5%
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.