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 11 400
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 683
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 114
Total tax
- R 797
Net pay
* R 10 603
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
7.0%
93.0%
Net pay
7.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 10 603
Net pay
R 228
Tax the employer pays
R 797
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 025
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 228 to pay you R 11 400. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.90 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7% tax rate now rises to 8.8%, 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 136 800 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 567. That means that your net pay will be R 127 233 per year, or R 10 603 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.0% 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 136 800
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 136 800
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 129 011
5.7%
3
Spain
ZAR 128 113
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 127 006
7.2%
5
Italy
ZAR 124 228
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 123 530
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 121 752
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 121 633
11.1%
9
Russia
ZAR 119 016
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 116 311
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 111 492
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 110 124
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 109 885
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 108 380
20.8%
15
Poland
ZAR 107 421
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 106 910
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 101 125
26.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 94 734
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 93 024
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 90 944
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 86 086
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 80 028
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 124 824
8.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 106 168
22.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 136 800
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 136 800
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 129 415
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 128 270
6.2%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 124 692
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 120 873
11.6%
6
South Korea
ZAR 120 740
11.7%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 120 723
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 120 535
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 119 535
12.6%
10
India
ZAR 111 408
18.6%
11
Japan
ZAR 111 162
18.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 110 484
19.2%
13
Singapore
ZAR 109 541
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 108 346
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 98 114
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 125 924
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 125 856
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 123 872
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 123 683
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 122 436
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 121 752
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 119 700
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 119 206
12.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 118 588
13.3%
9
Chile
ZAR 112 723
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 109 303
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 88 795
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 127 233
7.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 114 964
16.0%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 108 062
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 107 002
21.8%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 106 925
21.8%
5
Kenya
ZAR 105 130
23.2%
6
Angola
ZAR 102 318
25.2%
7
Ghana
ZAR 101 694
25.7%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 95 291
30.3%
9
Uganda
ZAR 94 219
31.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 93 678
31.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 92 288
32.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 129 960
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 129 960
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 125 856
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 125 856
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 123 120
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 121 752
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 118 811
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 107 200
21.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 106 011
22.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 82 537
39.7%
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.