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 15 778
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 471
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 158
Total tax
- R 1 629
Net pay
* R 14 149
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
10.3%
89.7%
Net pay
10.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 14 149
Net pay
R 316
Tax the employer pays
R 1 629
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1 945
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 316 to pay you R 15 778. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.23 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.3% tax rate now rises to 12.1%, 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 189 336 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 19 549. That means that your net pay will be R 169 787 per year, or R 14 149 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.3% 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 171 094
9.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 144 916
23.5%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 179 869
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 179 869
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 174 189
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 174 189
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 170 402
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 168 509
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 164 438
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 146 982
22.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 145 413
23.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 109 046
42.4%
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.