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 12 047
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 800
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 120
Total tax
- R 920
Net pay
* R 11 127
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 11 127
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 12 047. 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 144 564 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 11 042. That means that your net pay will be R 133 522 per year, or R 11 127 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 144 564
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 144 564
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 135 384
6.4%
3
Norway
ZAR 134 834
6.7%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 134 242
7.1%
5
Italy
ZAR 131 279
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 130 541
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 128 662
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 128 431
11.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 125 771
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 122 912
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 117 820
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 116 374
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 116 121
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 114 203
21.0%
15
Poland
ZAR 113 517
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 112 978
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 106 647
26.2%
18
Finland
ZAR 100 110
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 98 304
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 96 168
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 90 969
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 84 570
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 131 767
8.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 111 726
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 144 564
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 144 564
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 136 791
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 135 064
6.6%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 131 769
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 127 580
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 127 520
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 127 375
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 126 616
12.4%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 125 936
12.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 117 471
18.7%
11
India
ZAR 116 626
19.3%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 116 390
19.5%
13
Singapore
ZAR 115 721
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 114 495
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 103 530
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 133 071
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 132 999
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 130 903
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 130 702
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 129 385
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 128 662
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 126 493
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 125 290
13.3%
8
Brazil
ZAR 124 284
14.0%
9
Chile
ZAR 119 121
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 115 507
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 93 841
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 133 522
7.6%
1
Morocco
ZAR 120 257
16.8%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 113 909
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 112 351
22.3%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 112 261
22.4%
5
Kenya
ZAR 110 562
23.5%
6
Angola
ZAR 108 004
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 107 197
25.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 100 572
30.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 99 265
31.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 98 719
31.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 96 674
33.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 137 336
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 137 336
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 132 999
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 132 999
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 130 108
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 128 662
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 125 554
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 113 186
21.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 111 834
22.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 86 552
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.