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 13 664
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 091
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 137
Total tax
- R 1 227
Net pay
* R 12 437
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
9.0%
91.0%
Net pay
9.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 163 968 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 14 729. That means that your net pay will be R 149 239 per year, or R 12 437 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.0% 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 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 163 968
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 163 968
0.0%
2
Italy
ZAR 154 444
5.8%
3
Spain
ZAR 153 556
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 152 327
7.1%
5
Norway
ZAR 150 851
8.0%
6
France
ZAR 148 063
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 145 419
11.3%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 144 614
11.8%
9
Russia
ZAR 142 652
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 139 410
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 133 634
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 131 994
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 131 707
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 128 777
21.5%
15
Greece
ZAR 128 142
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 127 165
22.5%
17
Portugal
ZAR 119 823
26.9%
18
Finland
ZAR 113 548
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 111 498
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 109 223
33.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 103 174
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 95 921
41.5%
23
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 149 239
9.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 133 175
18.8%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 127 997
21.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 125 720
23.3%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 124 626
24.0%
5
Kenya
ZAR 124 011
24.4%
6
Angola
ZAR 122 215
25.5%
7
Ghana
ZAR 120 949
26.2%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 113 771
30.6%
9
Uganda
ZAR 111 878
31.8%
10
Senegal
ZAR 111 332
32.1%
11
Zambia
ZAR 107 638
34.4%
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.