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 15 375
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 399
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 154
Total tax
- R 1 553
Net pay
* R 13 823
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
10.1%
89.9%
Net pay
10.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 13 823
Net pay
R 308
Tax the employer pays
R 1 553
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 860
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 308 to pay you R 15 375. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.21 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.1% tax rate now rises to 11.9%, 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 184 500 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 18 630. That means that your net pay will be R 165 870 per year, or R 13 823 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.1% 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 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
R 24 500
R 25 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 184 500
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 184 500
0.0%
2
Italy
ZAR 174 247
5.6%
3
Spain
ZAR 172 784
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 171 463
7.1%
5
Norway
ZAR 168 764
8.5%
6
France
ZAR 166 604
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 163 395
11.4%
8
Russia
ZAR 160 515
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 159 863
13.4%
10
Austria
ZAR 156 867
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 150 368
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 148 522
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 148 200
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 144 227
21.8%
15
Greece
ZAR 144 188
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 140 275
24.0%
17
Portugal
ZAR 133 374
27.7%
18
Finland
ZAR 127 766
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 125 460
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 123 036
33.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 116 101
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 107 932
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 166 846
9.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 141 331
23.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 184 500
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 184 500
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 173 525
6.0%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 168 170
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 167 857
9.0%
5
South Korea
ZAR 162 391
12.0%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 162 353
12.0%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 160 174
13.2%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 158 864
13.9%
9
Philippines
ZAR 156 533
15.2%
10
Japan
ZAR 149 922
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 147 672
20.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 146 211
20.8%
13
Kazakhstan
ZAR 146 124
20.8%
14
India
ZAR 143 463
22.2%
15
China
ZAR 131 385
28.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 169 898
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 169 740
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 167 065
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 166 809
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 165 127
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 164 205
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 155 616
15.7%
7
Chile
ZAR 152 028
17.6%
8
Brazil
ZAR 151 711
17.8%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 147 415
20.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 145 448
21.2%
11
Argentina
ZAR 119 800
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 165 870
10.1%
1
Morocco
ZAR 146 420
20.6%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 142 780
22.6%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 139 866
24.2%
4
Kenya
ZAR 138 282
25.1%
5
Angola
ZAR 137 252
25.6%
6
Cameroon
ZAR 136 597
26.0%
7
Ghana
ZAR 135 501
26.6%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 127 737
30.8%
9
Uganda
ZAR 125 224
32.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 124 678
32.4%
11
Zambia
ZAR 119 240
35.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 175 275
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 175 275
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 169 740
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 169 740
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 166 050
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 164 205
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 160 238
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 143 355
22.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 141 786
23.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 106 617
42.2%
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.