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 12 480
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 878
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 125
Total tax
- R 1 002
Net pay
* R 11 478
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 11 478
Net pay
R 250
Tax the employer pays
R 1 002
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 252
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 250 to pay you R 12 480. 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 149 760 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 12 029. That means that your net pay will be R 137 731 per year, or R 11 478 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 149 760
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 149 760
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 140 250
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 139 085
7.1%
4
Norway
ZAR 138 817
7.3%
5
Italy
ZAR 135 997
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 135 233
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 133 286
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 132 980
11.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 130 291
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 127 330
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 122 054
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 120 557
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 120 295
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 118 103
21.1%
15
Poland
ZAR 117 332
21.7%
16
Greece
ZAR 117 039
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 110 342
26.3%
18
Finland
ZAR 103 709
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 101 837
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 99 664
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 94 237
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 87 610
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 136 331
9.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 115 578
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 149 760
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 149 760
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 141 727
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 139 610
6.8%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 136 505
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 132 165
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 132 058
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 131 954
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 130 480
12.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 130 220
13.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 121 693
18.7%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 120 343
19.6%
12
India
ZAR 120 117
19.8%
13
Singapore
ZAR 119 857
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 118 610
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 107 154
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 137 854
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 137 779
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 135 608
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 135 400
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 134 035
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 133 286
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 131 040
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 129 260
13.7%
8
Brazil
ZAR 128 083
14.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 123 402
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 119 658
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 97 219
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 137 731
8.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 123 812
17.3%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 117 767
21.4%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 115 931
22.6%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 115 768
22.7%
5
Kenya
ZAR 114 198
23.8%
6
Angola
ZAR 111 810
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 110 879
26.0%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 104 107
30.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 102 643
31.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 102 097
31.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 99 610
33.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 142 272
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 142 272
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 137 779
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 137 779
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 134 784
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 133 287
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 130 067
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 117 192
21.8%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 115 731
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 89 163
40.5%
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.