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 12 200
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 827
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 122
Total tax
- R 949
Net pay
* R 11 251
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
7.8%
92.2%
Net pay
7.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 251
Net pay
R 244
Tax the employer pays
R 949
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 193
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 244 to pay you R 12 200. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.98 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.8% tax rate now rises to 9.6%, 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 146 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 11 391. That means that your net pay will be R 135 009 per year, or R 11 251 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.8% 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.
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 146 400
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 146 400
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 137 104
6.4%
3
Norway
ZAR 136 228
7.0%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 135 954
7.1%
5
Italy
ZAR 132 946
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 132 199
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 130 296
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 130 038
11.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 127 368
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 124 473
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 119 316
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 117 852
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 117 596
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 115 580
21.1%
15
Poland
ZAR 114 896
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 114 413
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 107 952
26.3%
18
Finland
ZAR 101 382
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 99 552
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 97 403
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 92 124
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 85 644
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 133 380
8.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 113 087
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 146 400
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 146 400
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 138 535
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 136 670
6.7%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 133 442
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 129 200
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 129 123
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 128 993
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 127 974
12.6%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 127 450
12.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 118 963
18.7%
11
India
ZAR 117 859
19.5%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 117 787
19.5%
13
Singapore
ZAR 117 182
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 115 949
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 104 810
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 134 761
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 134 688
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 132 565
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 132 362
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 131 028
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 130 296
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 128 100
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 126 711
13.5%
8
Brazil
ZAR 125 626
14.2%
9
Chile
ZAR 120 634
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 116 974
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 95 035
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 135 009
7.8%
1
Morocco
ZAR 121 513
17.0%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 115 291
21.3%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 113 616
22.4%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 113 523
22.5%
5
Kenya
ZAR 111 847
23.6%
6
Angola
ZAR 109 349
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 108 498
25.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 101 821
30.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 100 459
31.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 99 913
31.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 97 712
33.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 139 080
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 139 080
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 134 688
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 134 688
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 131 760
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 130 296
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 127 148
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 114 602
21.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 113 211
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 87 475
40.3%
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.