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 12 046
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 800
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 120
Total tax
- R 920
Net pay
* R 11 126
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
7.6%
92.4%
Net pay
7.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 126
Net pay
R 241
Tax the employer pays
R 920
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 161
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 241 to pay you R 12 046. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.96 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.6% tax rate now rises to 9.4%, 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 144 552 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 11 040. That means that your net pay will be R 133 512 per year, or R 11 126 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.6% 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 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
R 21 500
R 22 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 131 756
8.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 111 718
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 144 552
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 144 552
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 136 779
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 135 053
6.6%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 131 758
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 127 570
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 127 510
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 127 365
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 126 607
12.4%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 125 926
12.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 117 461
18.7%
11
India
ZAR 116 618
19.3%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 116 381
19.5%
13
Singapore
ZAR 115 711
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 114 485
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 103 522
28.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 133 512
7.6%
1
Morocco
ZAR 120 249
16.8%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 113 899
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 112 343
22.3%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 112 253
22.3%
5
Kenya
ZAR 110 553
23.5%
6
Angola
ZAR 107 996
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 107 188
25.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 100 564
30.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 99 258
31.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 98 712
31.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 96 667
33.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 137 324
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 137 324
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 132 988
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 132 988
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 130 097
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 128 651
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 125 543
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 113 177
21.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 111 825
22.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 86 546
40.1%
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.