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 7 131
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 10
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 71.31
Total tax
- R 81.31
Net pay
* R 7 050
Marginal tax rate
3.6%
Average tax rate
1.1%
98.9%
Net pay
1.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 7 050
Net pay
R 143
Tax the employer pays
R 81.31
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 224
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 143 to pay you R 7 131. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.31 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.1% tax rate now rises to 3.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 85 572 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 976. That means that your net pay will be R 84 596 per year, or R 7 050 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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 3.62, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 96.38.
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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
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
R 16 500
R 17 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 78 161
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 70 509
17.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 85 572
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 85 572
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 83 446
2.5%
3
Singapore
ZAR 82 874
3.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 81 131
5.2%
5
Philippines
ZAR 80 802
5.6%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 77 998
8.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 77 297
9.7%
8
South Korea
ZAR 76 002
11.2%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 75 454
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 75 397
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 75 303
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 71 066
17.0%
13
Japan
ZAR 69 535
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 67 773
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 64 329
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
ZAR 84 551
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 78 769
8.0%
2
Brazil
ZAR 78 011
8.8%
3
Mexico
ZAR 77 599
9.3%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 77 486
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 77 367
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 76 587
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 76 159
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 74 876
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 70 511
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 68 372
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 55 894
34.7%
12
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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.