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 13 212
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 009
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 132
Total tax
- R 1 142
Net pay
* R 12 070
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
8.6%
91.4%
Net pay
8.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 12 070
Net pay
R 264
Tax the employer pays
R 1 142
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 406
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 264 to pay you R 13 212. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.06 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.6% tax rate now rises to 10.4%, 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 158 544 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 698. That means that your net pay will be R 144 846 per year, or R 12 070 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.6% 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 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
R 22 500
R 23 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 144 047
9.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 122 090
23.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 158 544
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 158 544
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 150 043
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 147 042
7.3%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 144 511
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 139 921
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 139 729
11.9%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 139 122
12.3%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 137 463
13.3%
9
Philippines
ZAR 137 066
13.6%
10
Japan
ZAR 128 831
18.7%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 127 026
19.9%
12
Singapore
ZAR 126 849
20.0%
13
India
ZAR 126 020
20.5%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 125 567
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 113 281
28.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 145 940
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 145 860
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 143 562
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 143 342
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 141 897
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 141 104
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 138 726
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 135 924
14.3%
8
Brazil
ZAR 134 256
15.3%
9
Chile
ZAR 130 640
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 126 677
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 102 928
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 144 846
8.6%
1
Morocco
ZAR 129 615
18.3%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 124 092
21.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 121 983
23.1%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 121 341
23.5%
5
Kenya
ZAR 120 265
24.1%
6
Angola
ZAR 118 243
25.4%
7
Ghana
ZAR 117 105
26.1%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 110 082
30.6%
9
Uganda
ZAR 108 352
31.7%
10
Senegal
ZAR 107 806
32.0%
11
Zambia
ZAR 104 573
34.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 150 617
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 150 617
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 145 860
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 145 861
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 142 690
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 141 104
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 137 695
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 123 888
21.9%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 122 319
22.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 93 576
41.0%
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.