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 15 427
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 408
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 154
Total tax
- R 1 562
Net pay
* R 13 865
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 13 865
Net pay
R 309
Tax the employer pays
R 1 562
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 871
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 309 to pay you R 15 427. 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 185 124 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 18 749. That means that your net pay will be R 166 375 per year, or R 13 865 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 167 394
9.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 141 793
23.4%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 166 375
10.1%
1
Morocco
ZAR 146 822
20.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 143 229
22.6%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 140 296
24.2%
4
Kenya
ZAR 138 719
25.1%
5
Angola
ZAR 137 709
25.6%
6
Cameroon
ZAR 136 960
26.0%
7
Ghana
ZAR 135 943
26.6%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 128 161
30.8%
9
Uganda
ZAR 125 629
32.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 125 083
32.4%
11
Zambia
ZAR 119 593
35.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 175 868
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 175 868
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 170 314
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 170 314
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 166 612
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 164 760
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 160 780
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 143 823
22.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 142 254
23.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 106 930
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.