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 16 872
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 668
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 169
Total tax
- R 1 837
Net pay
* R 15 035
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 15 035
Net pay
R 337
Tax the employer pays
R 1 837
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 174
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 337 to pay you R 16 872. 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 202 464 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 22 043. That means that your net pay will be R 180 421 per year, or R 15 035 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 182 626
9.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 154 647
23.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 186 488
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 185 262
8.5%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 183 331
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 183 051
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 181 205
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 180 193
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 169 244
16.4%
7
Chile
ZAR 166 830
17.6%
8
Brazil
ZAR 163 424
19.3%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 161 769
20.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 158 966
21.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 131 476
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 180 421
10.9%
1
Morocco
ZAR 158 008
22.0%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 155 714
23.1%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 152 243
24.8%
4
Kenya
ZAR 150 857
25.5%
5
Angola
ZAR 150 372
25.7%
6
Ghana
ZAR 148 233
26.8%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 147 070
27.4%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 139 956
30.9%
9
Uganda
ZAR 136 900
32.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 136 319
32.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 129 778
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 192 341
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 192 341
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 186 267
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 186 267
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 182 218
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 180 193
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 175 840
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 156 828
22.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 155 259
23.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 115 642
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.