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 14 040
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 158
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 140
Total tax
- R 1 299
Net pay
* R 12 741
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
9.3%
90.7%
Net pay
9.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 12 741
Net pay
R 281
Tax the employer pays
R 1 299
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 580
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 281 to pay you R 14 040. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.13 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.3% tax rate now rises to 11.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 168 480 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 15 586. That means that your net pay will be R 152 894 per year, or R 12 741 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.3% 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 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
R 23 500
R 24 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 168 480
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 168 480
0.0%
2
Italy
ZAR 160 945
4.5%
3
Spain
ZAR 157 782
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 156 532
7.1%
5
Norway
ZAR 154 987
8.0%
6
France
ZAR 152 137
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 149 369
11.3%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 148 008
12.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 146 578
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 143 246
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 137 311
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 135 626
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 135 331
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 132 167
21.6%
15
Greece
ZAR 131 668
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 130 046
22.8%
17
Portugal
ZAR 122 800
27.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 116 672
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 114 566
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 112 258
33.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 106 012
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 98 561
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 152 774
9.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 129 455
23.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 168 480
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 168 480
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 159 093
5.6%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 155 041
8.0%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 153 568
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 148 657
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 148 406
11.9%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 147 181
12.6%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 145 655
13.6%
9
Philippines
ZAR 144 518
14.2%
10
Japan
ZAR 136 904
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 134 836
20.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 134 558
20.1%
13
Kazakhstan
ZAR 133 436
20.8%
14
India
ZAR 132 697
21.2%
15
China
ZAR 120 211
28.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 155 104
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 155 002
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 152 559
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 152 325
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 150 790
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 149 947
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 147 420
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 143 462
14.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 141 033
16.3%
9
Chile
ZAR 138 828
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 134 616
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 109 387
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 152 894
9.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 136 086
19.2%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 131 246
22.1%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 128 829
23.5%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 127 257
24.5%
5
Kenya
ZAR 127 128
24.5%
6
Angola
ZAR 125 519
25.5%
7
Ghana
ZAR 124 147
26.3%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 116 840
30.7%
9
Uganda
ZAR 114 811
31.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 114 265
32.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 110 187
34.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 160 056
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 160 056
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 155 002
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 155 002
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 151 632
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 149 947
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 146 325
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 131 340
22.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 129 771
23.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 98 568
41.5%
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.