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 12 500
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 881
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 125
Total tax
- R 1 006
Net pay
* R 11 494
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
8.1%
92.0%
Net pay
8.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 150 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 12 075. That means that your net pay will be R 137 925 per year, or R 11 494 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 136 542
9.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 115 756
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 150 000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 150 000
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 141 955
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 139 820
6.8%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 136 724
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 132 377
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 132 267
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 132 165
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 130 660
12.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 130 418
13.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 121 888
18.7%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 120 526
19.7%
12
India
ZAR 120 279
19.8%
13
Singapore
ZAR 120 048
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 118 800
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 107 321
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 138 075
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 138 000
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 135 825
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 135 617
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 134 250
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 133 500
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 131 250
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 129 442
13.7%
8
Brazil
ZAR 128 258
14.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 123 600
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 119 850
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 97 375
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 137 925
8.1%
1
Morocco
ZAR 123 976
17.4%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 117 940
21.4%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 116 097
22.6%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 115 920
22.7%
5
Kenya
ZAR 114 364
23.8%
6
Angola
ZAR 111 985
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 111 049
26.0%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 104 270
30.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 102 799
31.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 102 253
31.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 99 746
33.5%
12
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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.