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 6 800
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1.31
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 68
Total tax
- R 69.31
Net pay
* R 6 731
Marginal tax rate
3.6%
Average tax rate
1.0%
99.0%
Net pay
1.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 6 731
Net pay
R 136
Tax the employer pays
R 69.31
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 205
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 136 to pay you R 6 800. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 3.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 81 600 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 832. That means that your net pay will be R 80 768 per year, or R 6 731 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.0% and your marginal tax rate is 3.6%. 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 3.63, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 96.37.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 964 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 819 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 6 500
R 7 000
R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
R 13 500
R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
R 15 500
R 16 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 81 600
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 81 600
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 81 600
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 81 600
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 81 600
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 76 418
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 75 560
7.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 74 101
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 73 685
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 72 624
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 72 583
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 70 992
13.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 66 878
18.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 66 504
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 65 688
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 64 075
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 63 771
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 60 751
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 56 508
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 55 488
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 53 806
34.1%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 51 346
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 47 736
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 74 533
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 67 751
17.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 81 600
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 81 600
0.0%
2
Singapore
ZAR 81 238
0.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 79 970
2.0%
4
Philippines
ZAR 77 589
4.9%
5
Thailand
ZAR 77 418
5.1%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 74 378
8.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 74 022
9.3%
8
South Korea
ZAR 72 533
11.1%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 71 960
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 71 898
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 71 808
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 67 867
16.8%
13
Japan
ZAR 66 307
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 64 627
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 61 343
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
ZAR 80 897
7.5%
1
Mexico
ZAR 75 149
7.9%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 75 113
8.0%
3
Brazil
ZAR 74 683
8.5%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 73 889
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 73 776
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 73 032
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 72 624
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 71 400
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 67 238
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 65 198
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 53 751
34.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 80 768
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 73 945
9.4%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 67 818
16.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 67 558
17.2%
4
Kenya
ZAR 66 893
18.0%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 65 649
19.6%
6
Ghana
ZAR 62 571
23.3%
7
Angola
ZAR 61 794
24.3%
8
Zambia
ZAR 61 100
25.1%
9
Senegal
ZAR 58 532
28.3%
10
Uganda
ZAR 58 339
28.5%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 57 744
29.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 81 600
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 77 520
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 77 520
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 75 072
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 75 072
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 72 624
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 70 870
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 64 611
20.8%
8
Egypt
ZAR 64 436
21.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 50 939
37.6%
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.