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 10 572
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 534
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 106
Total tax
- R 640
Net pay
* R 9 932
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
6.1%
93.9%
Net pay
6.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 932
Net pay
R 211
Tax the employer pays
R 640
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 851
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 211 to pay you R 10 572. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.81 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.1% tax rate now rises to 7.9%, 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 126 864 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 7 679. That means that your net pay will be R 119 185 per year, or R 9 932 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.1% 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 126 864
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 126 864
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 121 559
4.2%
3
Spain
ZAR 118 808
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 117 746
7.2%
5
Italy
ZAR 115 205
9.2%
6
Austria
ZAR 114 600
9.7%
7
France
ZAR 114 558
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 112 909
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 112 836
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 110 372
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 103 394
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 102 126
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 101 903
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 100 900
20.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 99 619
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 99 145
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 94 060
25.9%
18
Finland
ZAR 87 853
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 86 268
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 84 260
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 79 836
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 74 215
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 115 937
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 99 185
21.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 126 864
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 126 864
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 119 976
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 119 576
5.7%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 115 635
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 113 413
10.6%
6
South Korea
ZAR 112 062
11.7%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 111 946
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 111 780
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 111 343
12.2%
10
India
ZAR 104 731
17.5%
11
Japan
ZAR 103 088
18.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 102 925
18.9%
13
Singapore
ZAR 101 534
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 100 476
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 91 317
28.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 116 778
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 116 715
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 114 875
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 114 700
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 113 543
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 112 909
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 111 365
12.2%
7
Brazil
ZAR 111 166
12.4%
8
Peru
ZAR 111 006
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 104 536
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 101 364
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 82 336
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 119 185
6.1%
1
Morocco
ZAR 108 299
14.6%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 100 502
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 100 123
21.1%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 100 096
21.1%
5
Kenya
ZAR 98 267
22.5%
6
Angola
ZAR 95 042
25.1%
7
Ghana
ZAR 94 652
25.4%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 88 533
30.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 87 760
30.8%
10
Senegal
ZAR 87 296
31.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 86 674
31.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 120 521
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 120 521
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 116 715
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 116 715
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 114 178
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 112 909
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 110 181
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 99 516
21.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 98 559
22.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 77 302
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.