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 17 094
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 708
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 171
Total tax
- R 1 879
Net pay
* R 15 215
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
11.0%
89.0%
Net pay
11.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 15 215
Net pay
R 342
Tax the employer pays
R 1 879
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 221
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 342 to pay you R 17 094. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11% tax rate now rises to 12.7%, 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 205 128 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 22 549. That means that your net pay will be R 182 579 per year, or R 15 215 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.0% 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 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
R 26 500
R 27 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 184 966
9.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 156 622
23.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 188 948
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 187 181
8.8%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 185 734
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 185 459
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 183 590
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 182 564
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 171 265
16.5%
7
Chile
ZAR 169 020
17.6%
8
Brazil
ZAR 165 115
19.5%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 163 897
20.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 160 970
21.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 133 208
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 194 872
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 194 872
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 188 718
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 188 718
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 184 615
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 182 564
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 178 154
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 158 826
22.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 157 257
23.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 116 980
43.0%
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.