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 7 278
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 13.86
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 72.78
Total tax
- R 86.64
Net pay
* R 7 191
Marginal tax rate
3.6%
Average tax rate
1.2%
98.8%
Net pay
1.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 7 191
Net pay
R 146
Tax the employer pays
R 86.64
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 232
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 146 to pay you R 7 278. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.32 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.2% tax rate now rises to 3.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 87 336 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 040. That means that your net pay will be R 86 296 per year, or R 7 191 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.2% 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.
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Tax per income
R 7 500
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R 17 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 87 336
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 87 336
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 87 336
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 87 336
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 87 336
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 81 790
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 80 906
7.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 79 310
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 78 864
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 77 729
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 77 685
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 75 982
13.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 71 187
18.5%
13
Hungary
ZAR 71 179
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 70 305
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 68 580
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 68 254
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 65 022
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 60 480
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 59 389
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 57 665
34.0%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 54 954
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 51 092
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 79 772
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 71 734
17.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 87 336
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 87 336
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 84 989
2.7%
3
Singapore
ZAR 83 601
4.3%
4
Thailand
ZAR 82 748
5.3%
5
Philippines
ZAR 82 230
5.9%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 79 606
8.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 78 752
9.8%
8
South Korea
ZAR 77 542
11.2%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 77 006
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 76 952
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 76 856
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 72 487
17.0%
13
Japan
ZAR 70 968
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 69 170
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 65 655
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
ZAR 86 174
7.5%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 80 393
8.0%
2
Brazil
ZAR 79 480
9.0%
3
Ecuador
ZAR 79 083
9.5%
4
Guatemala
ZAR 78 962
9.6%
5
Mexico
ZAR 78 686
9.9%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 78 166
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 77 729
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 76 419
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 71 965
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 69 781
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 56 845
34.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 86 296
1.2%
1
Morocco
ZAR 78 759
9.8%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 72 323
17.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 71 714
17.9%
4
Kenya
ZAR 70 855
18.9%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 70 065
19.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 66 636
23.7%
7
Angola
ZAR 66 022
24.4%
8
Zambia
ZAR 64 340
26.3%
9
Senegal
ZAR 62 226
28.8%
10
Uganda
ZAR 62 067
28.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 61 646
29.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 83 499
4.4%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 82 969
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 82 969
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 80 349
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 80 349
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 77 729
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 75 851
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 68 913
21.1%
8
Egypt
ZAR 68 881
21.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 54 280
37.9%
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.