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 14 200
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 187
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 142
Total tax
- R 1 329
Net pay
* R 12 871
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
9.4%
90.6%
Net pay
9.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 12 871
Net pay
R 284
Tax the employer pays
R 1 329
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 613
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 284 to pay you R 14 200. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.14 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.4% tax rate now rises to 11.1%, 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 170 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 15 951. That means that your net pay will be R 154 449 per year, or R 12 871 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.4% 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 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 170 400
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 170 400
0.0%
2
Italy
ZAR 163 710
3.9%
3
Spain
ZAR 159 580
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 158 322
7.1%
5
Norway
ZAR 156 695
8.0%
6
France
ZAR 153 871
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 151 050
11.4%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 149 429
12.3%
9
Russia
ZAR 148 248
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 144 879
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 138 876
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 137 172
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 136 874
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 133 609
21.6%
15
Greece
ZAR 133 169
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 131 272
23.0%
17
Portugal
ZAR 124 068
27.2%
18
Finland
ZAR 118 002
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 115 872
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 113 550
33.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 107 220
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 99 684
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 154 461
9.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 130 878
23.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 170 400
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 170 400
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 160 835
5.6%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 156 577
8.1%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 155 318
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 150 299
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 150 083
11.9%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 148 738
12.7%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 147 238
13.6%
9
Philippines
ZAR 145 958
14.3%
10
Japan
ZAR 138 465
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 136 388
20.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 135 962
20.2%
13
Kazakhstan
ZAR 134 957
20.8%
14
India
ZAR 133 987
21.4%
15
China
ZAR 121 550
28.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 156 877
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 156 768
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 154 297
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 154 061
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 152 508
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 151 656
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 148 050
13.1%
7
Mexico
ZAR 144 919
15.0%
8
Brazil
ZAR 142 313
16.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 140 410
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 136 150
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 110 635
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 154 449
9.4%
1
Morocco
ZAR 137 324
19.4%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 132 628
22.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 130 152
23.6%
4
Kenya
ZAR 128 454
24.6%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 128 376
24.7%
6
Angola
ZAR 126 925
25.5%
7
Ghana
ZAR 125 508
26.4%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 118 146
30.7%
9
Uganda
ZAR 116 059
31.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 115 513
32.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 111 272
34.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 161 880
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 161 880
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 156 768
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 156 768
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 153 360
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 151 656
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 147 992
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 132 780
22.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 131 211
23.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 99 533
41.6%
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.