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 10 147
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 458
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 101
Total tax
- R 559
Net pay
* R 9 588
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
5.5%
94.5%
Net pay
5.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 588
Net pay
R 203
Tax the employer pays
R 559
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 762
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 203 to pay you R 10 147. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.75 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.5% tax rate now rises to 7.4%, 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 121 764 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6 710. That means that your net pay will be R 115 054 per year, or R 9 588 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.5% 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.
Compare average tax
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 121 764
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 121 764
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 117 734
3.3%
3
Austria
ZAR 114 847
5.7%
4
Spain
ZAR 114 032
6.4%
5
Switzerland
ZAR 112 993
7.2%
6
Italy
ZAR 110 574
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 109 953
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 108 370
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 108 304
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 105 935
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 99 238
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 98 020
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 97 807
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 97 063
20.3%
15
Poland
ZAR 95 614
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 95 160
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 90 433
25.7%
18
Finland
ZAR 84 322
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 82 800
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 80 828
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 76 628
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 71 232
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 111 269
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 95 644
21.5%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 115 676
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 115 676
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 112 023
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 112 023
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 109 588
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 108 370
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 105 752
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 95 563
21.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 94 734
22.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 74 331
39.0%
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.