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 14 281
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 202
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 143
Total tax
- R 1 345
Net pay
* R 12 936
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 12 936
Net pay
R 286
Tax the employer pays
R 1 345
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 630
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 286 to pay you R 14 281. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.14 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.4% tax rate now rises to 11.2%, 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 171 372 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 16 136. That means that your net pay will be R 155 236 per year, or R 12 936 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 171 372
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 171 372
0.0%
2
Italy
ZAR 165 111
3.7%
3
Spain
ZAR 160 490
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 159 228
7.1%
5
Norway
ZAR 157 560
8.1%
6
France
ZAR 154 749
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 151 901
11.4%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 150 148
12.4%
9
Russia
ZAR 149 094
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 145 705
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 139 668
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 137 954
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 137 655
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 134 340
21.6%
15
Greece
ZAR 133 929
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 131 893
23.0%
17
Portugal
ZAR 124 709
27.2%
18
Finland
ZAR 118 675
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 116 533
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 114 204
33.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 107 831
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 100 253
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 155 315
9.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 131 599
23.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 171 372
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 171 372
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 161 710
5.6%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 157 354
8.2%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 156 204
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 151 131
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 150 932
11.9%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 149 526
12.8%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 148 040
13.6%
9
Philippines
ZAR 146 687
14.4%
10
Japan
ZAR 139 254
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 137 173
20.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 136 673
20.3%
13
Kazakhstan
ZAR 135 727
20.8%
14
India
ZAR 134 641
21.4%
15
China
ZAR 122 228
28.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 157 774
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 157 662
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 155 177
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 154 940
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 153 378
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 152 521
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 147 632
13.9%
7
Mexico
ZAR 145 656
15.0%
8
Brazil
ZAR 142 961
16.6%
9
Chile
ZAR 141 211
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 136 926
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 111 266
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 155 236
9.4%
1
Morocco
ZAR 137 951
19.5%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 133 328
22.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 130 821
23.7%
4
Kenya
ZAR 129 125
24.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 128 943
24.8%
6
Angola
ZAR 127 637
25.5%
7
Ghana
ZAR 126 197
26.4%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 118 807
30.7%
9
Uganda
ZAR 116 691
31.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 116 145
32.2%
11
Zambia
ZAR 111 821
34.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 162 803
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 162 803
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 157 662
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 157 662
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 154 235
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 152 521
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 148 837
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 133 509
22.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 131 940
23.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 100 021
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.