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 10 806
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 576
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 108
Total tax
- R 684
Net pay
* R 10 122
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
6.3%
93.7%
Net pay
6.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 10 122
Net pay
R 216
Tax the employer pays
R 684
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 901
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 216 to pay you R 10 806. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.83 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.3% tax rate now rises to 8.2%, 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 129 672 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 213. That means that your net pay will be R 121 459 per year, or R 10 122 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.3% 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
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R 12 500
R 13 000
R 13 500
R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
R 15 500
R 16 000
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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 129 672
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 129 672
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 123 665
4.6%
3
Spain
ZAR 121 438
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 120 363
7.2%
5
Italy
ZAR 117 755
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 117 094
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 115 408
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 115 331
11.1%
9
Austria
ZAR 114 464
11.7%
10
Russia
ZAR 112 815
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 105 683
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 104 386
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 104 159
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 103 015
20.6%
15
Poland
ZAR 101 824
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 101 340
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 96 057
25.9%
18
Finland
ZAR 89 798
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 88 177
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 86 149
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 81 602
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 75 858
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 118 449
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 101 139
22.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 129 672
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 129 672
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 122 643
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 122 033
5.9%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 118 195
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 115 523
10.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 114 515
11.7%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 114 425
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 114 254
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 113 658
12.4%
10
India
ZAR 106 618
17.8%
11
Japan
ZAR 105 370
18.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 105 061
19.0%
13
Singapore
ZAR 103 803
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 102 700
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 93 143
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 119 363
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 119 298
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 117 418
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 117 238
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 116 056
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 115 408
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 113 598
12.4%
7
Peru
ZAR 113 463
12.5%
8
Brazil
ZAR 113 264
12.7%
9
Chile
ZAR 106 850
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 103 608
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 84 161
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 121 459
6.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 110 183
15.0%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 102 664
20.8%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 102 091
21.3%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 102 026
21.3%
5
Kenya
ZAR 100 207
22.7%
6
Angola
ZAR 97 098
25.1%
7
Ghana
ZAR 96 642
25.5%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 90 443
30.3%
9
Uganda
ZAR 89 586
30.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 89 100
31.3%
11
Zambia
ZAR 88 260
31.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 123 188
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 123 188
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 119 298
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 119 298
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 116 705
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 115 408
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 112 620
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 101 692
21.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 100 665
22.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 78 842
39.2%
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.