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 13 250
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 016
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 133
Total tax
- R 1 149
Net pay
* R 12 101
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
8.7%
91.3%
Net pay
8.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 12 101
Net pay
R 265
Tax the employer pays
R 1 149
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 414
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 265 to pay you R 13 250. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.07 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.7% tax rate now rises to 10.5%, 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 159 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 13 785. That means that your net pay will be R 145 215 per year, or R 12 101 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.7% 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 144 447
9.2%
1
Canada
ZAR 122 428
23.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 159 000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 159 000
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 150 458
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 147 413
7.3%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 144 927
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 140 324
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 140 127
11.9%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 139 491
12.3%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 137 839
13.3%
9
Philippines
ZAR 137 408
13.6%
10
Japan
ZAR 129 201
18.7%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 127 373
19.9%
12
Singapore
ZAR 127 212
20.0%
13
India
ZAR 126 327
20.6%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 125 928
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 113 599
28.6%
16
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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.