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 11 000
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 611
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 110
Total tax
- R 721
Net pay
* R 10 279
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
6.6%
93.4%
Net pay
6.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 10 279
Net pay
R 220
Tax the employer pays
R 721
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 941
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 220 to pay you R 11 000. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.86 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.6% tax rate now rises to 8.4%, 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 132 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 8 655. That means that your net pay will be R 123 345 per year, or R 10 279 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.6% 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 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
R 20 500
R 21 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 132 000
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 132 000
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 125 411
5.0%
3
Spain
ZAR 123 618
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 122 533
7.2%
5
Italy
ZAR 119 869
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 119 196
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 117 480
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 117 400
11.1%
9
Russia
ZAR 114 840
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 114 351
13.4%
11
Hungary
ZAR 107 580
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 106 260
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 106 029
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 104 768
20.6%
15
Poland
ZAR 103 652
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 103 159
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 97 712
26.0%
18
Finland
ZAR 91 410
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 89 760
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 87 715
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 83 066
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 77 220
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 120 531
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 102 781
22.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 132 000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 132 000
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 124 855
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 124 070
6.0%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 120 317
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 117 272
11.2%
6
South Korea
ZAR 116 548
11.7%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 116 481
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 116 305
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 115 577
12.4%
10
India
ZAR 108 183
18.0%
11
Japan
ZAR 107 261
18.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 106 832
19.1%
13
Singapore
ZAR 105 684
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 104 544
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 94 766
28.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 121 506
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 121 440
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 119 526
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 119 343
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 118 140
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 117 480
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 115 500
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 115 445
12.5%
8
Brazil
ZAR 115 003
12.9%
9
Chile
ZAR 108 768
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 105 468
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 85 675
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 123 345
6.6%
1
Morocco
ZAR 111 744
15.4%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 104 447
20.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 103 695
21.4%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 103 626
21.5%
5
Kenya
ZAR 101 815
22.9%
6
Angola
ZAR 98 803
25.2%
7
Ghana
ZAR 98 292
25.5%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 92 026
30.3%
9
Uganda
ZAR 91 099
31.0%
10
Senegal
ZAR 90 595
31.4%
11
Zambia
ZAR 89 576
32.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 125 400
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 125 400
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 121 440
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 121 440
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 118 800
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 117 480
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 114 642
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 103 496
21.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 102 411
22.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 80 049
39.4%
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.