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 12 142
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 817
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 121
Total tax
- R 938
Net pay
* R 11 204
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 11 204
Net pay
R 243
Tax the employer pays
R 938
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 181
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 243 to pay you R 12 142. 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 145 704 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 11 259. That means that your net pay will be R 134 445 per year, or R 11 204 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 145 704
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 145 704
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 136 452
6.4%
3
Norway
ZAR 135 691
6.9%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 135 305
7.1%
5
Italy
ZAR 132 314
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 131 571
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 129 677
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 129 429
11.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 126 762
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 123 882
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 118 749
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 117 292
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 117 037
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 115 058
21.0%
15
Poland
ZAR 114 391
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 113 869
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 107 457
26.3%
18
Finland
ZAR 100 900
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 99 079
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 96 935
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 91 686
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 85 237
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 132 768
8.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 112 571
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 145 704
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 145 704
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 137 874
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 136 061
6.6%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 132 808
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 128 586
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 128 516
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 128 380
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 127 459
12.5%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 126 876
12.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 118 397
18.7%
11
India
ZAR 117 392
19.4%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 117 258
19.5%
13
Singapore
ZAR 116 628
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 115 398
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 104 325
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 134 120
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 134 048
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 131 935
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 131 733
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 130 405
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 129 677
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 127 491
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 126 183
13.4%
8
Brazil
ZAR 125 118
14.1%
9
Chile
ZAR 120 060
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 116 417
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 94 582
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 134 445
7.7%
1
Morocco
ZAR 121 037
16.9%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 114 767
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 113 137
22.4%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 113 044
22.4%
5
Kenya
ZAR 111 360
23.6%
6
Angola
ZAR 108 839
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 108 005
25.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 101 348
30.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 100 006
31.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 99 460
31.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 97 318
33.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 138 419
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 138 419
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 134 048
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 134 048
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 131 134
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 129 677
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 126 544
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 114 065
21.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 112 689
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 87 125
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.