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 11 423
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 687
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 114
Total tax
- R 802
Net pay
* R 10 621
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 10 621
Net pay
R 228
Tax the employer pays
R 802
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 030
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 228 to pay you R 11 423. 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 137 076 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 619. That means that your net pay will be R 127 457 per year, or R 10 621 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 125 071
8.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 106 363
22.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 137 076
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 137 076
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 129 677
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 128 512
6.3%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 124 943
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 121 077
11.7%
6
South Korea
ZAR 120 981
11.7%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 120 966
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 120 778
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 119 762
12.6%
10
India
ZAR 111 594
18.6%
11
Japan
ZAR 111 386
18.7%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 110 694
19.3%
13
Singapore
ZAR 109 760
19.9%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 108 564
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 98 307
28.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 126 178
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 126 110
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 124 122
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 123 932
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 122 683
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 121 998
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 119 941
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 119 422
12.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 118 794
13.3%
9
Chile
ZAR 112 951
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 109 524
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 88 974
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 127 457
7.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 115 149
16.0%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 108 270
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 107 192
21.8%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 107 114
21.9%
5
Kenya
ZAR 105 320
23.2%
6
Angola
ZAR 102 521
25.2%
7
Ghana
ZAR 101 889
25.7%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 95 479
30.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 94 398
31.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 93 855
31.5%
11
Zambia
ZAR 92 444
32.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 130 222
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 130 222
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 126 110
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 126 110
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 123 368
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 121 998
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 119 051
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 107 413
21.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 106 218
22.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 82 680
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.