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 12 294
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 844
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 123
Total tax
- R 967
Net pay
* R 11 327
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
7.9%
92.1%
Net pay
7.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 327
Net pay
R 246
Tax the employer pays
R 967
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 213
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 246 to pay you R 12 294. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.99 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.9% tax rate now rises to 9.7%, 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 147 528 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 11 605. That means that your net pay will be R 135 923 per year, or R 11 327 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.9% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 134 370
8.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 113 924
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 147 528
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 147 528
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 139 607
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 137 657
6.7%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 134 470
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 130 196
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 130 109
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 129 987
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 128 808
12.7%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 128 380
13.0%
10
Japan
ZAR 119 879
18.7%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 118 645
19.6%
12
India
ZAR 118 617
19.6%
13
Singapore
ZAR 118 080
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 116 842
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 105 597
28.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 135 923
7.9%
1
Morocco
ZAR 122 285
17.1%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 116 141
21.3%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 114 393
22.5%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 114 298
22.5%
5
Kenya
ZAR 112 637
23.7%
6
Angola
ZAR 110 175
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 109 297
25.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 102 589
30.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 101 192
31.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 100 646
31.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 98 349
33.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 140 152
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 140 152
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 135 726
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 135 726
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 132 775
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 131 300
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 128 128
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 115 472
21.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 114 057
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 88 042
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.