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 16 500
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 601
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 165
Total tax
- R 1 766
Net pay
* R 14 734
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
10.7%
89.3%
Net pay
10.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 14 734
Net pay
R 330
Tax the employer pays
R 1 766
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 096
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 330 to pay you R 16 500. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.27 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.7% tax rate now rises to 12.5%, 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 198 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 21 195. That means that your net pay will be R 176 805 per year, or R 14 734 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.7% 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.
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
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 198 000
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 194 090
2.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 185 675
6.2%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 180 475
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 178 657
9.8%
5
South Korea
ZAR 174 095
12.1%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 172 998
12.6%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 171 124
13.6%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 169 994
14.1%
9
Philippines
ZAR 166 658
15.8%
10
Japan
ZAR 160 892
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 158 418
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 156 816
20.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 155 877
21.3%
14
India
ZAR 152 535
23.0%
15
China
ZAR 140 801
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 182 365
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 182 048
8.1%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 179 289
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 179 015
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 177 210
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 176 220
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 165 857
16.2%
7
Chile
ZAR 163 152
17.6%
8
Brazil
ZAR 160 554
18.9%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 158 202
20.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 155 606
21.4%
11
Argentina
ZAR 128 575
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 176 805
10.7%
1
Morocco
ZAR 155 129
21.7%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 152 500
23.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 149 168
24.7%
4
Kenya
ZAR 147 732
25.4%
5
Angola
ZAR 147 119
25.7%
6
Ghana
ZAR 145 069
26.7%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 144 467
27.0%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 136 920
30.9%
9
Uganda
ZAR 133 999
32.3%
10
Senegal
ZAR 133 453
32.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 127 033
35.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 188 100
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 188 100
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 182 160
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 182 160
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 178 200
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 176 220
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 171 963
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 153 480
22.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 151 911
23.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 113 399
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.