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 16 608
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 621
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 166
Total tax
- R 1 787
Net pay
* R 14 821
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
10.8%
89.2%
Net pay
10.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 14 821
Net pay
R 332
Tax the employer pays
R 1 787
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 119
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 332 to pay you R 16 608. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.8% tax rate now rises to 12.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 199 296 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 21 441. That means that your net pay will be R 177 855 per year, or R 14 821 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.8% 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 179 843
9.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 152 299
23.6%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 189 331
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 189 331
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 183 352
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 183 352
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 179 366
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 177 373
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 173 089
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 154 452
22.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 152 883
23.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 114 050
42.8%
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.