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 16 840
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 662
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 168
Total tax
- R 1 831
Net pay
* R 15 009
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
10.9%
89.1%
Net pay
10.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 15 009
Net pay
R 337
Tax the employer pays
R 1 831
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 168
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 337 to pay you R 16 840. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.29 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10.9% tax rate now rises to 12.6%, 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 202 080 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 21 970. That means that your net pay will be R 180 110 per year, or R 15 009 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.9% 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 202 080
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 202 080
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 189 248
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 187 847
7.0%
4
Italy
ZAR 184 948
8.5%
5
Norway
ZAR 182 848
9.5%
6
France
ZAR 182 478
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 178 786
11.5%
8
Russia
ZAR 175 810
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 172 872
14.5%
10
Austria
ZAR 171 814
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 164 695
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 162 674
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 162 321
19.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 157 927
21.9%
15
Sweden
ZAR 157 441
22.1%
16
Poland
ZAR 151 501
25.0%
17
Portugal
ZAR 144 827
28.3%
18
Finland
ZAR 139 940
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 137 414
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 134 864
33.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 127 166
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 118 217
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 182 288
9.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 154 363
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 202 080
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 195 144
3.4%
2
Thailand
ZAR 189 347
6.3%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 184 194
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 181 921
10.0%
5
South Korea
ZAR 177 591
12.1%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 175 942
12.9%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 174 434
13.7%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 173 358
14.2%
9
Philippines
ZAR 169 718
16.0%
10
Japan
ZAR 164 207
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 161 666
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 160 047
20.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 158 799
21.4%
14
India
ZAR 155 276
23.2%
15
China
ZAR 143 647
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 186 133
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 184 986
8.5%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 182 983
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 182 704
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 180 862
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 179 851
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 168 953
16.4%
7
Chile
ZAR 166 514
17.6%
8
Brazil
ZAR 163 177
19.3%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 161 462
20.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 158 677
21.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 131 227
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 180 110
10.9%
1
Morocco
ZAR 157 760
21.9%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 155 438
23.1%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 151 979
24.8%
4
Kenya
ZAR 150 588
25.5%
5
Angola
ZAR 150 092
25.7%
6
Ghana
ZAR 147 961
26.8%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 146 846
27.3%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 139 695
30.9%
9
Uganda
ZAR 136 651
32.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 136 074
32.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 129 542
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 191 976
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 191 976
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 185 913
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 185 913
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 181 872
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 179 851
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 175 506
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 156 540
22.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 154 971
23.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 115 449
42.9%
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.