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 16 375
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 579
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 164
Total tax
- R 1 743
Net pay
* R 14 633
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
10.6%
89.4%
Net pay
10.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 14 633
Net pay
R 328
Tax the employer pays
R 1 743
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 070
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 328 to pay you R 16 375. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.26 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.6% tax rate now rises to 12.4%, 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 196 500 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 20 910. That means that your net pay will be R 175 590 per year, or R 14 633 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.6% 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 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
R 25 500
R 26 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 177 387
9.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 150 226
23.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 180 980
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 180 780
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 177 931
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 177 659
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 175 867
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 174 885
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 164 719
16.2%
7
Chile
ZAR 161 916
17.6%
8
Brazil
ZAR 159 589
18.8%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 157 004
20.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 154 478
21.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 127 600
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 175 590
10.6%
1
Morocco
ZAR 154 161
21.6%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 151 420
22.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 148 134
24.6%
4
Kenya
ZAR 146 682
25.4%
5
Angola
ZAR 146 026
25.7%
6
Ghana
ZAR 144 006
26.7%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 143 593
26.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 135 899
30.8%
9
Uganda
ZAR 133 024
32.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 132 478
32.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 126 111
35.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 186 675
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 186 675
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 180 780
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 180 780
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 176 850
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 174 885
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 170 660
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 152 355
22.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 150 786
23.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 112 646
42.7%
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.