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 20 973
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 578
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 755
Net pay
* R 18 218
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
13.1%
86.9%
Net pay
13.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 18 218
Net pay
R 387
Tax the employer pays
R 2 755
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 142
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 387 to pay you R 20 973. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.50 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.1% tax rate now rises to 14.7%, 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 251 676 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 33 056. That means that your net pay will be R 218 620 per year, or R 18 218 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.1% 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 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
R 29 500
R 30 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 224 078
11.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 191 128
24.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 244 188
3.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 239 092
5.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 233 687
7.2%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 229 404
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 220 700
12.3%
5
South Korea
ZAR 219 969
12.6%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 215 535
14.4%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 214 661
14.7%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 214 250
14.9%
9
Philippines
ZAR 206 204
18.1%
10
Japan
ZAR 204 303
18.8%
11
Singapore
ZAR 201 411
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 199 474
20.7%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 194 309
22.8%
14
India
ZAR 184 692
26.6%
15
China
ZAR 178 241
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 230 124
8.6%
1
Guatemala
ZAR 227 544
9.6%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 226 713
9.9%
3
Colombia
ZAR 226 550
10.0%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 225 250
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 220 157
12.5%
6
Mexico
ZAR 206 579
17.9%
7
Chile
ZAR 206 108
18.1%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 199 726
20.6%
9
Peru
ZAR 195 998
22.1%
10
Brazil
ZAR 194 137
22.9%
11
Argentina
ZAR 163 464
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 218 620
13.1%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 191 147
24.1%
2
Morocco
ZAR 189 754
24.6%
3
Angola
ZAR 186 217
26.0%
4
Kenya
ZAR 185 305
26.4%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 185 172
26.4%
6
Ghana
ZAR 183 112
27.2%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 175 840
30.1%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 173 430
31.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 168 888
32.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 167 824
33.3%
11
Zambia
ZAR 160 044
36.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 239 092
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 239 092
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 231 542
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 231 542
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 226 508
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 223 991
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 218 581
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 193 737
23.0%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 192 168
23.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 139 500
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.