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 11 331
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 671
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 113
Total tax
- R 784
Net pay
* R 10 547
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
6.9%
93.1%
Net pay
6.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 10 547
Net pay
R 227
Tax the employer pays
R 784
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 011
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 227 to pay you R 11 331. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.89 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 6.9% tax rate now rises to 8.7%, 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 135 972 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 410. That means that your net pay will be R 126 562 per year, or R 10 547 per month. Your average tax rate is 6.9% 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 135 972
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 135 972
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 128 390
5.6%
3
Spain
ZAR 127 338
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 126 235
7.2%
5
Italy
ZAR 123 476
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 122 783
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 121 015
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 120 908
11.1%
9
Russia
ZAR 118 296
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 115 607
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 110 817
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 109 457
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 109 220
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 107 759
20.8%
15
Poland
ZAR 106 771
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 106 263
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 100 537
26.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 94 161
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 92 461
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 90 387
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 85 565
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 79 544
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 124 083
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 105 584
22.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 135 972
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 135 972
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 128 628
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 127 546
6.2%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 123 937
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 120 257
11.6%
6
South Korea
ZAR 120 017
11.7%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 119 991
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 119 805
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 118 852
12.6%
10
India
ZAR 110 852
18.5%
11
Japan
ZAR 110 489
18.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 109 854
19.2%
13
Singapore
ZAR 108 882
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 107 690
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 97 537
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 125 162
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 125 094
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 123 123
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 122 934
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 121 695
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 121 015
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 118 976
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 118 557
12.8%
8
Brazil
ZAR 117 970
13.2%
9
Chile
ZAR 112 041
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 108 642
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 88 256
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 126 562
6.9%
1
Morocco
ZAR 114 408
15.9%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 107 438
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 106 432
21.7%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 106 356
21.8%
5
Kenya
ZAR 104 558
23.1%
6
Angola
ZAR 101 712
25.2%
7
Ghana
ZAR 101 107
25.6%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 94 728
30.3%
9
Uganda
ZAR 93 681
31.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 93 146
31.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 91 820
32.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 129 173
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 129 173
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 125 094
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 125 094
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 122 375
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 121 015
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 118 092
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 106 562
21.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 105 390
22.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 82 108
39.6%
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.