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 8 186
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 105
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 81.86
Total tax
- R 187
Net pay
* R 7 999
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
2.3%
97.7%
Net pay
2.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 7 999
Net pay
R 164
Tax the employer pays
R 187
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 350
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 164 to pay you R 8 186. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.43 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.3% tax rate now rises to 4.2%, 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 98 232 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 239. That means that your net pay will be R 95 993 per year, or R 7 999 per month. Your average tax rate is 2.3% 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.
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Tax per income
R 8 500
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R 10 500
R 11 000
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R 15 000
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R 17 500
R 18 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 98 232
0.0%
1
Austria
ZAR 98 232
0.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 98 232
0.0%
3
Norway
ZAR 98 232
0.0%
4
Germany
ZAR 95 564
2.7%
5
Spain
ZAR 91 994
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 91 061
7.3%
7
Italy
ZAR 89 204
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 88 703
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 87 426
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 87 377
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 85 462
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 80 059
18.5%
13
Sweden
ZAR 79 364
19.2%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 79 077
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 77 136
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 76 769
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 73 134
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 68 026
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 66 798
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 64 996
33.8%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 61 809
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 57 466
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 89 724
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 79 301
19.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 98 232
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 98 232
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 94 523
3.8%
3
Thailand
ZAR 92 775
5.6%
4
Philippines
ZAR 90 899
7.5%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 89 537
8.9%
6
Singapore
ZAR 88 000
10.4%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 87 736
10.7%
8
South Korea
ZAR 87 058
11.4%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 86 648
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 86 552
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 86 444
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 81 053
17.5%
13
Japan
ZAR 79 822
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 77 800
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 73 846
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
ZAR 93 556
7.8%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 90 423
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 88 949
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 88 813
9.6%
4
Brazil
ZAR 88 510
9.9%
5
Mexico
ZAR 88 081
10.3%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 87 918
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 87 427
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 85 953
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 80 943
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 78 487
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 63 725
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 95 993
2.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 87 705
10.7%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 80 376
18.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 79 610
19.0%
4
Kenya
ZAR 78 482
20.1%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 78 455
20.1%
6
Ghana
ZAR 74 359
24.3%
7
Angola
ZAR 74 051
24.6%
8
Zambia
ZAR 70 497
28.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 69 243
29.5%
10
Uganda
ZAR 69 150
29.6%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 69 057
29.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 93 320
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 93 320
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 90 373
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 90 373
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 88 409
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 87 427
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 85 314
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 77 326
21.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 77 085
21.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 60 626
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.