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 14 982
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 328
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 150
Total tax
- R 1 478
Net pay
* R 13 504
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
9.9%
90.1%
Net pay
9.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 13 504
Net pay
R 300
Tax the employer pays
R 1 478
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 777
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 300 to pay you R 14 982. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.19 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 9.9% tax rate now rises to 11.6%, 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 179 784 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 17 734. That means that your net pay will be R 162 050 per year, or R 13 504 per month. Your average tax rate is 9.9% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 162 704
9.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 137 835
23.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 165 543
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 165 401
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 162 794
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 162 545
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 160 907
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 160 008
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 152 038
15.4%
7
Brazil
ZAR 148 567
17.4%
8
Chile
ZAR 148 142
17.6%
9
Peru
ZAR 144 014
19.9%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 143 647
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 116 734
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 170 795
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 170 795
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 165 401
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 165 401
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 161 806
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 160 008
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 156 142
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 139 818
22.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 138 249
23.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 104 247
42.0%
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.