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 7 870
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 47.85
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 78.70
Total tax
- R 127
Net pay
* R 7 743
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
1.6%
98.4%
Net pay
1.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 7 743
Net pay
R 157
Tax the employer pays
R 127
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 284
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 157 to pay you R 7 870. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.36 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
3.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1.6% tax rate now rises to 3.5%, 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 94 440 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 1 519. That means that your net pay will be R 92 921 per year, or R 7 743 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.6% and your marginal tax rate is 19.0%. 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 19, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 81.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 810 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 050 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 94 440
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 94 440
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 94 440
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 94 440
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 94 440
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 88 443
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 87 527
7.3%
7
Italy
ZAR 85 761
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 85 279
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 84 052
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 84 004
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 82 163
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 76 969
18.5%
13
Sweden
ZAR 76 520
19.0%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 76 024
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 74 158
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 73 806
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 70 311
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 65 400
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 64 219
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 62 445
33.9%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 59 422
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 55 247
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 86 260
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 76 668
18.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 94 440
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 94 440
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 91 205
3.4%
3
Thailand
ZAR 89 261
5.5%
4
Philippines
ZAR 87 907
6.9%
5
Singapore
ZAR 86 528
8.4%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 86 081
8.9%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 84 609
10.4%
8
South Korea
ZAR 83 746
11.3%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 83 286
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 83 211
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 83 107
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 78 098
17.3%
13
Japan
ZAR 76 741
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 74 796
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 70 995
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
ZAR 92 192
7.6%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 86 932
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 85 516
9.5%
3
Brazil
ZAR 85 398
9.6%
4
Guatemala
ZAR 85 385
9.6%
5
Mexico
ZAR 84 803
10.2%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 84 524
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 84 052
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 82 635
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 77 819
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 75 458
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 61 276
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 92 921
1.6%
1
Morocco
ZAR 84 597
10.4%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 77 573
17.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 76 862
18.6%
4
Kenya
ZAR 75 828
19.7%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 75 535
20.0%
6
Ghana
ZAR 71 671
24.1%
7
Angola
ZAR 71 259
24.6%
8
Zambia
ZAR 68 354
27.6%
9
Senegal
ZAR 66 801
29.3%
10
Uganda
ZAR 66 685
29.4%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 66 478
29.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 89 718
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 89 718
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 86 885
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 86 885
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 85 729
9.2%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 84 052
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 82 021
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 74 387
21.2%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 74 241
21.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 58 418
38.1%
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.