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 12 497
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 881
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 125
Total tax
- R 1 006
Net pay
* R 11 491
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 11 491
Net pay
R 250
Tax the employer pays
R 1 006
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 256
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 250 to pay you R 12 497. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8% tax rate now rises to 9.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 149 964 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 12 068. That means that your net pay will be R 137 896 per year, or R 11 491 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.1% 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 149 964
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 149 964
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 140 441
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 139 275
7.1%
4
Norway
ZAR 138 975
7.3%
5
Italy
ZAR 136 182
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 135 418
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 133 468
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 133 158
11.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 130 469
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 127 503
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 122 221
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 120 721
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 120 459
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 118 256
21.1%
15
Poland
ZAR 117 479
21.7%
16
Greece
ZAR 117 198
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 110 487
26.3%
18
Finland
ZAR 103 850
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 101 976
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 99 801
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 94 366
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 87 729
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 136 510
9.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 115 729
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 149 964
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 149 964
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 141 921
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 139 789
6.8%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 136 691
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 132 345
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 132 236
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 132 133
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 130 633
12.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 130 389
13.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 121 859
18.7%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 120 498
19.7%
12
India
ZAR 120 254
19.8%
13
Singapore
ZAR 120 019
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 118 771
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 107 296
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 138 042
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 137 967
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 135 792
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 135 585
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 134 218
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 133 468
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 131 218
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 129 415
13.7%
8
Brazil
ZAR 128 232
14.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 123 570
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 119 821
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 97 351
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 137 896
8.1%
1
Morocco
ZAR 123 952
17.4%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 117 914
21.4%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 116 072
22.6%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 115 897
22.7%
5
Kenya
ZAR 114 339
23.8%
6
Angola
ZAR 111 959
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 111 024
26.0%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 104 246
30.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 102 775
31.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 102 229
31.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 99 725
33.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 142 466
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 142 466
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 137 967
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 137 967
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 134 968
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 133 468
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 130 244
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 117 350
21.8%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 115 884
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 89 265
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.