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 19 099
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 097
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 274
Net pay
* R 16 825
Marginal tax rate
21.6%
Average tax rate
11.9%
88.1%
Net pay
11.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 16 825
Net pay
R 368
Tax the employer pays
R 2 274
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 642
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 368 to pay you R 19 099. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.9% tax rate now rises to 13.6%, 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 229 188 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 27 288. That means that your net pay will be R 201 900 per year, or R 16 825 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.9% and your marginal tax rate is 21.6%. 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 21.64, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 78.36.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 784 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 918 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 28 500
R 29 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 206 038
10.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 174 458
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 226 514
1.2%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 217 729
5.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 213 744
6.7%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 208 903
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 203 281
11.3%
5
South Korea
ZAR 200 818
12.4%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 197 426
13.9%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 196 421
14.3%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 195 709
14.6%
9
Philippines
ZAR 189 989
17.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 186 235
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 183 406
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 181 517
20.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 178 208
22.2%
14
India
ZAR 171 919
25.0%
15
China
ZAR 162 555
29.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 201 900
11.9%
1
Morocco
ZAR 175 247
23.5%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 174 956
23.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 170 369
25.7%
4
Angola
ZAR 169 844
25.9%
5
Kenya
ZAR 169 564
26.0%
6
Ghana
ZAR 167 174
27.1%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 162 651
29.0%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 158 134
31.0%
9
Uganda
ZAR 154 271
32.7%
10
Senegal
ZAR 153 530
33.0%
11
Zambia
ZAR 146 214
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 217 729
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 217 729
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 210 853
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 210 853
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 206 269
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 203 977
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 199 050
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 176 871
22.8%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 175 302
23.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 128 415
44.0%
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.