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 13 861
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 126
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 139
Total tax
- R 1 265
Net pay
* R 12 596
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
9.1%
90.9%
Net pay
9.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 12 596
Net pay
R 277
Tax the employer pays
R 1 265
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 542
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 277 to pay you R 13 861. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.11 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
10.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.1% tax rate now rises to 10.9%, 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 166 332 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 15 178. That means that your net pay will be R 151 154 per year, or R 12 596 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.1% 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.
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 150 888
9.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 127 863
23.1%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 158 015
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 158 015
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 153 025
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 153 025
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 149 699
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 148 035
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 144 459
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 129 729
22.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 128 160
23.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 97 489
41.4%
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.