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 12 100
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 809
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 121
Total tax
- R 930
Net pay
* R 11 170
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
7.7%
92.3%
Net pay
7.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 170
Net pay
R 242
Tax the employer pays
R 930
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 172
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 242 to pay you R 12 100. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.97 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.7% tax rate now rises to 9.5%, 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 145 200 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 11 163. That means that your net pay will be R 134 037 per year, or R 11 170 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.7% 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 145 200
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 145 200
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 135 980
6.4%
3
Norway
ZAR 135 311
6.8%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 134 835
7.1%
5
Italy
ZAR 131 856
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 131 116
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 129 228
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 128 988
11.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 126 324
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 123 453
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 118 338
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 116 886
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 116 632
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 114 680
21.0%
15
Poland
ZAR 114 017
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 113 475
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 107 099
26.2%
18
Finland
ZAR 100 551
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 98 736
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 96 596
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 91 369
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 84 942
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 132 326
8.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 112 198
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 145 200
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 145 200
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 137 395
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 135 620
6.6%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 132 348
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 128 142
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 128 076
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 127 936
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 127 086
12.5%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 126 461
12.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 117 987
18.7%
11
India
ZAR 117 053
19.4%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 116 874
19.5%
13
Singapore
ZAR 116 227
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 114 998
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 103 973
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 133 657
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 133 584
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 131 479
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 131 277
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 129 954
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 129 228
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 127 050
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 125 788
13.4%
8
Brazil
ZAR 124 749
14.1%
9
Chile
ZAR 119 645
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 116 015
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 94 255
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 134 037
7.7%
1
Morocco
ZAR 120 692
16.9%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 114 387
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 112 789
22.3%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 112 698
22.4%
5
Kenya
ZAR 111 007
23.6%
6
Angola
ZAR 108 470
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 107 647
25.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 101 005
30.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 99 679
31.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 99 133
31.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 97 034
33.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 137 940
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 137 940
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 133 584
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 133 584
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 130 680
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 129 228
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 126 106
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 113 677
21.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 112 311
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 86 872
40.2%
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.