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 19 813
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 276
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 453
Net pay
* R 17 360
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
12.4%
87.6%
Net pay
12.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 17 360
Net pay
R 375
Tax the employer pays
R 2 453
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 2 828
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 375 to pay you R 19 813. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.43 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.4% tax rate now rises to 14.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 237 756 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 29 437. That means that your net pay will be R 208 319 per year, or R 17 360 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.4% and your marginal tax rate is 26.0%. 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 26, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 74.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 740 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 700 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 213 243
10.3%
1
Canada
ZAR 180 809
24.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 218 243
8.2%
1
Guatemala
ZAR 214 959
9.6%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 214 739
9.7%
3
Colombia
ZAR 214 669
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 212 792
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 209 627
11.8%
6
Mexico
ZAR 196 018
17.6%
7
Chile
ZAR 195 096
17.9%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 189 553
20.3%
9
Peru
ZAR 185 523
22.0%
10
Brazil
ZAR 185 458
22.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 154 416
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 225 868
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 225 868
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 218 735
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 218 736
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 213 980
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 211 603
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 206 491
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 183 297
22.9%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 181 728
23.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 131 680
44.6%
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.