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 8 189
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 105
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 81.89
Total tax
- R 187
Net pay
* R 8 002
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 8 002
Net pay
R 164
Tax the employer pays
R 187
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 351
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 164 to pay you R 8 189. 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 98 268 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 246. That means that your net pay will be R 96 022 per year, or R 8 002 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
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R 12 500
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R 13 500
R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
R 15 500
R 16 000
R 16 500
R 17 000
R 17 500
R 18 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 98 268
0.0%
1
Austria
ZAR 98 268
0.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 98 268
0.0%
3
Norway
ZAR 98 268
0.0%
4
Germany
ZAR 95 557
2.8%
5
Spain
ZAR 92 028
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 91 095
7.3%
7
Italy
ZAR 89 237
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 88 736
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 87 459
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 87 409
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 85 493
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 80 088
18.5%
13
Sweden
ZAR 79 391
19.2%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 79 106
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 77 164
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 76 797
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 73 160
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 68 051
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 66 822
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 65 020
33.8%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 61 832
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 57 487
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 89 757
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 79 326
19.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 98 268
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 98 268
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 94 555
3.8%
3
Thailand
ZAR 92 810
5.6%
4
Philippines
ZAR 90 927
7.5%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 89 570
8.9%
6
Singapore
ZAR 88 014
10.4%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 87 765
10.7%
8
South Korea
ZAR 87 089
11.4%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 86 680
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 86 584
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 86 476
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 81 081
17.5%
13
Japan
ZAR 79 851
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 77 828
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 73 873
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
ZAR 93 569
7.8%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 90 456
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 88 982
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 88 846
9.6%
4
Brazil
ZAR 88 539
9.9%
5
Mexico
ZAR 88 112
10.3%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 87 950
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 87 458
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 85 984
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 80 973
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 78 516
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 63 749
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 96 022
2.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 87 734
10.7%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 80 402
18.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 79 636
19.0%
4
Kenya
ZAR 78 507
20.1%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 78 483
20.1%
6
Ghana
ZAR 74 384
24.3%
7
Angola
ZAR 74 078
24.6%
8
Zambia
ZAR 70 517
28.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 69 267
29.5%
10
Uganda
ZAR 69 173
29.6%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 69 082
29.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 93 355
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 93 355
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 90 407
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 90 407
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 88 441
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 87 458
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 85 346
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 77 354
21.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 77 112
21.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 60 647
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.