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 8 135
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 95.55
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 81.35
Total tax
- R 177
Net pay
* R 7 958
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
2.2%
97.8%
Net pay
2.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 7 958
Net pay
R 163
Tax the employer pays
R 177
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 340
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 163 to pay you R 8 135. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.42 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.1%, 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 97 620 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 123. That means that your net pay will be R 95 497 per year, or R 7 958 per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% 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 8 500
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R 10 500
R 11 000
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R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
R 15 500
R 16 000
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R 17 000
R 17 500
R 18 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 97 620
0.0%
1
Austria
ZAR 97 620
0.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 97 620
0.0%
3
Norway
ZAR 97 620
0.0%
4
Germany
ZAR 95 674
2.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 91 421
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 90 491
7.3%
7
Italy
ZAR 88 649
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 88 151
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 86 882
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 86 833
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 84 929
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 79 560
18.5%
13
Sweden
ZAR 78 905
19.2%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 78 584
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 76 655
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 76 291
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 72 678
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 67 602
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 66 382
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 64 584
33.8%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 61 424
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 57 108
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 89 165
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 78 876
19.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
ZAR 93 336
7.7%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 89 859
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 88 395
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 88 260
9.6%
4
Brazil
ZAR 88 012
9.8%
5
Mexico
ZAR 87 552
10.3%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 87 370
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 86 882
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 85 417
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 80 439
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 77 998
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 63 328
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 92 739
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 92 739
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 89 810
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 89 810
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 87 858
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 86 882
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 84 783
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 76 852
21.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 76 626
21.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 60 270
38.3%
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.