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 10 383
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 500
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 104
Total tax
- R 604
Net pay
* R 9 779
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
5.8%
94.2%
Net pay
5.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 779
Net pay
R 208
Tax the employer pays
R 604
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 812
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 208 to pay you R 10 383. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.78 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.8% tax rate now rises to 7.7%, 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 124 596 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 7 248. That means that your net pay will be R 117 348 per year, or R 9 779 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.8% 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 124 596
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 124 596
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 119 858
3.8%
3
Spain
ZAR 116 684
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 115 632
7.2%
5
Austria
ZAR 114 709
7.9%
6
Italy
ZAR 113 146
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 112 510
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 110 890
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 110 820
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 108 399
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 101 546
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 100 300
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 100 082
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 99 193
20.4%
15
Poland
ZAR 97 838
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 97 373
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 92 447
25.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 86 283
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 84 725
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 82 734
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 78 409
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 72 889
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 113 866
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 97 610
21.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 124 596
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 124 596
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 117 821
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 117 592
5.6%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 113 568
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 111 700
10.4%
6
South Korea
ZAR 110 082
11.7%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 109 944
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 109 782
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 109 473
12.1%
10
India
ZAR 103 207
17.2%
11
Japan
ZAR 101 245
18.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 101 200
18.8%
13
Singapore
ZAR 99 702
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 98 680
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 90 377
27.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 114 691
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 114 628
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 112 822
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 112 649
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 111 513
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 110 890
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 109 561
12.1%
7
Brazil
ZAR 109 472
12.1%
8
Peru
ZAR 109 022
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 102 667
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 99 552
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 80 862
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 117 348
5.8%
1
Morocco
ZAR 106 767
14.3%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 98 755
20.7%
3
Cameroon
ZAR 98 537
20.9%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 98 531
20.9%
5
Kenya
ZAR 96 701
22.4%
6
Angola
ZAR 93 381
25.1%
7
Ghana
ZAR 93 044
25.3%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 86 990
30.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 86 286
30.8%
10
Senegal
ZAR 85 850
31.1%
11
Zambia
ZAR 85 392
31.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 118 366
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 118 366
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 114 628
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 114 628
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 112 136
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 110 890
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 108 212
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 97 758
21.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 96 858
22.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 75 981
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.