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 17 381
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 760
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 174
Total tax
- R 1 933
Net pay
* R 15 448
Marginal tax rate
18.4%
Average tax rate
11.1%
88.9%
Net pay
11.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 15 448
Net pay
R 347
Tax the employer pays
R 1 933
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 281
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 347 to pay you R 17 381. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.31 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
12.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.1% tax rate now rises to 12.9%, 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 208 572 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 23 200. That means that your net pay will be R 185 372 per year, or R 15 448 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.1% and your marginal tax rate is 18.4%. 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 18.37, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.63.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 816 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 082 of net incomes.
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 187 991
9.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 159 175
23.7%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 198 143
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 198 143
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 191 886
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 191 886
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 187 715
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 185 629
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 181 145
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 161 409
22.6%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 159 840
23.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 118 711
43.1%
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.