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 12 452
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 873
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 125
Total tax
- R 997
Net pay
* R 11 455
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
8.0%
92.0%
Net pay
8.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 455
Net pay
R 249
Tax the employer pays
R 997
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 246
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 249 to pay you R 12 452. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8% tax rate now rises to 9.8%, 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 149 424 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 11 966. That means that your net pay will be R 137 458 per year, or R 11 455 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.0% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 136 036
9.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 115 329
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 149 424
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 149 424
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 141 408
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 139 316
6.8%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 136 198
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 131 869
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 131 764
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 131 658
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 130 229
12.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 129 943
13.0%
10
Japan
ZAR 121 420
18.7%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 120 088
19.6%
12
India
ZAR 119 892
19.8%
13
Singapore
ZAR 119 589
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 118 344
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 106 920
28.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 141 953
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 141 953
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 137 470
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 137 470
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 134 482
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 132 987
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 129 775
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 116 933
21.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 115 479
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 88 994
40.4%
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.