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 12 554
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 891
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 126
Total tax
- R 1 017
Net pay
* R 11 537
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
8.1%
91.9%
Net pay
8.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 11 537
Net pay
R 251
Tax the employer pays
R 1 017
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 268
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 251 to pay you R 12 554. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.01 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.1% tax rate now rises to 9.9%, 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 150 648 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 12 198. That means that your net pay will be R 138 450 per year, or R 11 537 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 150 648
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 150 648
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 141 082
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 139 913
7.1%
4
Norway
ZAR 139 502
7.4%
5
Italy
ZAR 136 803
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 136 035
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 134 077
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 133 757
11.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 131 064
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 128 085
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 122 778
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 121 272
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 121 008
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 118 770
21.2%
15
Poland
ZAR 117 975
21.7%
16
Greece
ZAR 117 733
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 110 973
26.3%
18
Finland
ZAR 104 324
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 102 441
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 100 261
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 94 796
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 88 129
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 137 111
9.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 116 236
22.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 150 648
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 150 648
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 142 571
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 140 387
6.8%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 137 314
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 132 949
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 132 833
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 132 717
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 131 146
13.0%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 130 953
13.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 122 414
18.7%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 121 019
19.7%
12
India
ZAR 120 714
19.9%
13
Singapore
ZAR 120 564
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 119 313
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 107 773
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 138 672
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 138 596
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 136 412
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 136 203
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 134 830
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 134 077
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 131 817
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 129 934
13.8%
8
Brazil
ZAR 128 732
14.6%
9
Chile
ZAR 124 134
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 120 368
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 97 796
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 138 450
8.1%
1
Morocco
ZAR 124 420
17.4%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 118 407
21.4%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 116 543
22.6%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 116 331
22.8%
5
Kenya
ZAR 114 812
23.8%
6
Angola
ZAR 112 460
25.4%
7
Ghana
ZAR 111 509
26.0%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 104 711
30.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 103 220
31.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 102 674
31.9%
11
Zambia
ZAR 100 112
33.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 143 116
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 143 116
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 138 596
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 138 596
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 135 583
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 134 076
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 130 838
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 117 877
21.8%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 116 397
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 89 609
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.