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 12 950
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 962
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 130
Total tax
- R 1 092
Net pay
* R 11 858
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
8.4%
91.6%
Net pay
8.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 155 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 101. That means that your net pay will be R 142 299 per year, or R 11 858 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.4% 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.
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 155 400
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 155 400
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 145 532
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 144 342
7.1%
4
Norway
ZAR 143 164
7.9%
5
Italy
ZAR 142 101
8.6%
6
France
ZAR 140 326
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 138 002
11.2%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 137 918
11.3%
9
Russia
ZAR 135 198
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 132 125
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 126 651
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 125 097
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 124 825
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 122 340
21.3%
15
Greece
ZAR 121 446
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 121 420
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 114 168
26.5%
18
Finland
ZAR 107 614
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 105 672
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 103 458
33.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 97 785
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 90 909
41.5%
23
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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.