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 21 900
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 2 819
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 2 996
Net pay
*
R 18 904
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
13.7%
86.3%
Net pay
13.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 18 904
Net pay
R 396
Tax the employer pays
R 2 996
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 3 392
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 396 to pay you R 21 900. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
15.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 13.7% tax rate now rises to 15.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 262 800 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 35 948. That means that your net pay will be R 226 852 per year, or R 18 904 per month. Your average tax rate is 13.7% 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 262 800
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 261 473
0.5%
2
Spain
ZAR 246 112
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 244 438
7.0%
4
France
ZAR 232 885
11.4%
5
Norway
ZAR 231 497
11.9%
6
Russia
ZAR 228 636
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 227 864
13.3%
8
Austria
ZAR 223 440
15.0%
9
Italy
ZAR 221 908
15.6%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 217 805
17.1%
11
Hungary
ZAR 214 182
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 211 554
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 211 094
19.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 200 993
23.5%
15
Sweden
ZAR 199 363
24.1%
16
Poland
ZAR 190 274
27.6%
17
Portugal
ZAR 181 927
30.8%
18
Finland
ZAR 179 825
31.6%
19
Belgium
ZAR 178 445
32.1%
20
Denmark
ZAR 175 715
33.1%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 165 372
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 153 738
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 232 737
11.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 199 133
24.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 252 804
3.8%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 249 660
5.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 243 342
7.4%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 239 552
8.9%
4
South Korea
ZAR 229 340
12.7%
5
Pakistan
ZAR 229 043
12.9%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 224 141
14.7%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 223 684
14.9%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 223 158
15.1%
9
Philippines
ZAR 214 224
18.5%
10
Japan
ZAR 213 108
18.9%
11
Singapore
ZAR 210 323
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 208 403
20.7%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 202 274
23.0%
14
India
ZAR 191 010
27.3%
15
China
ZAR 185 999
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 239 618
8.8%
1
Guatemala
ZAR 237 601
9.6%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 236 282
10.1%
3
Colombia
ZAR 235 785
10.3%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 235 206
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 228 573
13.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 215 018
18.2%
7
Chile
ZAR 214 907
18.2%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 207 725
21.0%
9
Peru
ZAR 204 368
22.2%
10
Brazil
ZAR 201 187
23.5%
11
Argentina
ZAR 170 695
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 249 660
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 249 660
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 241 776
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 241 776
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 236 520
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 233 892
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 228 242
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 202 080
23.1%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 200 511
23.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 146 535
44.2%
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.