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 108 204
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 35 015
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 35 192
Net pay
* R 73 012
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
32.5%
67.5%
Net pay
32.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 73 012
Net pay
R 1 259
Tax the employer pays
R 35 192
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 36 451
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 259 to pay you R 108 204. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.37 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.5% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 298 448 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 422 300. That means that your net pay will be R 876 148 per year, or R 73 012 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.5% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 108 500
R 109 000
R 109 500
R 110 000
R 110 500
R 111 000
R 111 500
R 112 000
R 112 500
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R 114 000
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R 115 000
R 115 500
R 116 000
R 116 500
R 117 000
R 117 500
R 118 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 972 609
25.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 908 495
30.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 163 234
10.4%
1
Chile
ZAR 1 060 009
18.4%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 040 129
19.9%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 005 334
22.6%
4
Panama
ZAR 986 674
24.0%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 974 165
25.0%
6
Brazil
ZAR 951 498
26.7%
7
Colombia
ZAR 946 906
27.1%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 943 833
27.3%
9
Peru
ZAR 937 443
27.8%
10
Mexico
ZAR 912 141
29.8%
11
Argentina
ZAR 843 866
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 947 744
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 918 046
29.3%
2
Nigeria
ZAR 885 444
31.8%
3
Mozambique
ZAR 883 851
31.9%
4
Ghana
ZAR 876 901
32.5%
5
South Africa
ZAR 876 148
32.5%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 864 483
33.4%
7
Morocco
ZAR 827 571
36.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 812 773
37.4%
9
Zambia
ZAR 803 809
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 799 685
38.4%
11
Uganda
ZAR 778 539
40.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 233 526
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 233 526
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 194 572
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 194 572
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 168 603
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 161 633
10.5%
6
Egypt
ZAR 978 816
24.6%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 977 247
24.7%
8
Israel
ZAR 950 474
26.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 759 683
41.5%
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.