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 14 100
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 169
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 141
Total tax
- R 1 310
Net pay
*
R 12 790
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 12 790
Net pay
R 282
Tax the employer pays
R 1 310
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 592
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 282 to pay you R 14 100. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.13 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.3% tax rate now rises to 11.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 169 200 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 15 723. That means that your net pay will be R 153 477 per year, or R 12 790 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 169 200
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 169 200
0.0%
2
Italy
ZAR 161 982
4.3%
3
Spain
ZAR 158 456
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 157 203
7.1%
5
Norway
ZAR 155 628
8.0%
6
France
ZAR 152 788
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 150 000
11.4%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 148 541
12.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 147 204
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 143 859
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 137 898
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 136 206
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 135 910
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 132 708
21.6%
15
Greece
ZAR 132 231
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 130 506
22.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 123 276
27.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 117 171
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 115 056
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 112 742
33.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 106 465
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 98 982
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 153 407
9.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 129 989
23.2%
2
Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 155 768
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 155 664
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 153 211
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 152 976
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 151 434
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 150 588
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 148 050
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 144 008
14.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 141 513
16.4%
9
Chile
ZAR 139 421
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 135 191
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 109 855
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 153 477
9.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 136 550
19.3%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 131 764
22.1%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 129 325
23.6%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 127 676
24.5%
5
Kenya
ZAR 127 625
24.6%
6
Angola
ZAR 126 047
25.5%
7
Ghana
ZAR 124 657
26.3%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 117 330
30.7%
9
Uganda
ZAR 115 279
31.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 114 733
32.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 110 594
34.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 160 740
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 160 740
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 155 664
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 155 664
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 152 280
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 150 588
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 146 950
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 131 880
22.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 130 311
23.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 98 930
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.