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 18 197
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 907
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 083
Net pay
* R 16 114
Marginal tax rate
18.4%
Average tax rate
11.4%
88.6%
Net pay
11.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 16 114
Net pay
R 359
Tax the employer pays
R 2 083
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 442
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 359 to pay you R 18 197. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.34 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.4% tax rate now rises to 13.2%, 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 218 364 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 25 000. That means that your net pay will be R 193 364 per year, or R 16 114 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.5% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 27 500
R 28 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 196 584
10.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 166 434
23.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 217 511
0.4%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 207 446
5.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 204 003
6.6%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 199 037
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 194 758
10.8%
5
South Korea
ZAR 191 544
12.3%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 188 706
13.6%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 187 642
14.1%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 186 784
14.5%
9
Philippines
ZAR 181 931
16.7%
10
Japan
ZAR 177 440
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 174 790
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 172 944
20.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 170 458
21.9%
14
India
ZAR 165 759
24.1%
15
China
ZAR 155 005
29.0%
16
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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.