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 10 508
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 523
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 105
Total tax
- R 628
Net pay
* R 9 880
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
6.0%
94.0%
Net pay
6.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 880
Net pay
R 210
Tax the employer pays
R 628
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 838
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 210 to pay you R 10 508. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.80 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6% tax rate now rises to 7.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 126 096 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 7 533. That means that your net pay will be R 118 563 per year, or R 9 880 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.0% 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 126 096
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 126 096
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 120 983
4.1%
3
Spain
ZAR 118 089
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 117 030
7.2%
5
Austria
ZAR 114 637
9.1%
6
Italy
ZAR 114 508
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 113 865
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 112 225
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 112 153
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 109 704
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 102 768
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 101 507
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 101 287
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 100 322
20.4%
15
Poland
ZAR 99 015
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 98 545
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 93 514
25.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 87 321
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 85 745
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 83 743
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 79 353
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 73 766
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 115 242
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 98 652
21.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 126 096
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 126 096
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 119 246
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 118 904
5.7%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 114 935
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 112 835
10.5%
6
South Korea
ZAR 111 392
11.7%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 111 268
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 111 103
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 110 709
12.2%
10
India
ZAR 104 215
17.4%
11
Japan
ZAR 102 464
18.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 102 341
18.8%
13
Singapore
ZAR 100 914
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 99 868
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 90 999
27.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 116 071
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 116 008
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 114 180
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 114 005
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 112 856
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 112 225
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 110 754
12.2%
7
Brazil
ZAR 110 593
12.3%
8
Peru
ZAR 110 334
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 103 903
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 100 751
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 81 837
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 118 563
6.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 107 784
14.5%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 99 910
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 99 584
21.0%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 99 568
21.0%
5
Kenya
ZAR 97 737
22.5%
6
Angola
ZAR 94 479
25.1%
7
Ghana
ZAR 94 107
25.4%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 88 011
30.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 87 261
30.8%
10
Senegal
ZAR 86 803
31.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 86 240
31.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 119 791
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 119 791
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 116 008
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 116 008
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 113 486
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 112 226
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 109 514
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 98 920
21.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 97 983
22.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 76 854
39.1%
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.