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 10 900
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 593
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 109
Total tax
- R 702
Net pay
* R 10 198
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
6.4%
93.6%
Net pay
6.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 10 198
Net pay
R 218
Tax the employer pays
R 702
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 920
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 218 to pay you R 10 900. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.84 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.4% tax rate now rises to 8.3%, 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 130 800 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 427. That means that your net pay will be R 122 373 per year, or R 10 198 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.4% 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 130 800
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 130 800
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 124 511
4.8%
3
Spain
ZAR 122 494
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 121 414
7.2%
5
Italy
ZAR 118 780
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 118 112
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 116 412
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 116 334
11.1%
9
Austria
ZAR 114 409
12.5%
10
Russia
ZAR 113 796
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 106 602
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 105 294
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 105 065
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 103 864
20.6%
15
Poland
ZAR 102 709
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 102 221
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 96 859
26.0%
18
Finland
ZAR 90 579
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 88 944
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 86 908
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 82 312
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 76 518
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 119 457
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 101 935
22.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 130 800
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 130 800
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 123 715
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 123 020
6.0%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 119 223
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 116 371
11.0%
6
South Korea
ZAR 115 500
11.7%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 115 421
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 115 248
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 114 588
12.4%
10
India
ZAR 107 376
17.9%
11
Japan
ZAR 106 286
18.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 105 919
19.0%
13
Singapore
ZAR 104 715
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 103 594
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 93 929
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 120 401
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 120 336
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 118 439
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 118 258
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 117 066
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 116 412
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 114 496
12.5%
7
Peru
ZAR 114 450
12.5%
8
Brazil
ZAR 114 106
12.8%
9
Chile
ZAR 107 779
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 104 509
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 84 895
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 122 373
6.4%
1
Morocco
ZAR 110 939
15.2%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 103 533
20.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 102 868
21.4%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 102 801
21.4%
5
Kenya
ZAR 100 986
22.8%
6
Angola
ZAR 97 924
25.1%
7
Ghana
ZAR 97 441
25.5%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 91 210
30.3%
9
Uganda
ZAR 90 319
31.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 89 824
31.3%
11
Zambia
ZAR 88 898
32.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 124 260
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 124 260
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 120 336
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 120 336
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 117 720
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 116 412
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 113 600
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 102 566
21.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 101 511
22.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 79 427
39.3%
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.