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 155 181
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 54 710
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 54 887
Net pay
* R 100 294
Marginal tax rate
45.0%
Average tax rate
35.4%
64.6%
Net pay
35.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 100 294
Net pay
R 1 729
Tax the employer pays
R 54 887
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 56 616
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 729 to pay you R 155 181. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.65 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
36.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 35.4% tax rate now rises to 36.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 862 172 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 658 650. That means that your net pay will be R 1 203 522 per year, or R 100 294 per month. Your average tax rate is 35.4% and your marginal tax rate is 45.0%. 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 45, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 55.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 550 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 750 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 155 500
R 156 000
R 156 500
R 157 000
R 157 500
R 158 000
R 158 500
R 159 000
R 159 500
R 160 000
R 160 500
R 161 000
R 161 500
R 162 000
R 162 500
R 163 000
R 163 500
R 164 000
R 164 500
R 165 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 1 332 883
28.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 1 227 770
34.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 604 814
13.8%
1
Kazakhstan
ZAR 1 553 266
16.6%
2
Singapore
ZAR 1 524 133
18.2%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 1 495 667
19.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 1 422 240
23.6%
5
China
ZAR 1 392 073
25.2%
6
South Korea
ZAR 1 355 299
27.2%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 1 325 872
28.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 1 323 773
28.9%
9
Australia
ZAR 1 312 424
29.5%
10
Japan
ZAR 1 298 653
30.3%
11
Pakistan
ZAR 1 291 049
30.7%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 1 271 015
31.8%
13
Philippines
ZAR 1 268 626
31.9%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 1 240 014
33.4%
15
India
ZAR 1 045 528
43.9%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 769 063
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 769 063
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 713 198
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 713 198
8.0%
4
Kuwait
ZAR 1 677 440
9.9%
5
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 675 955
10.0%
6
Egypt
ZAR 1 401 609
24.7%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 1 400 040
24.8%
8
Israel
ZAR 1 274 321
31.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 1 088 001
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.