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 8 192
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 106
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 81.92
Total tax
- R 188
Net pay
* R 8 004
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 8 004
Net pay
R 164
Tax the employer pays
R 188
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 352
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 164 to pay you R 8 192. 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 98 304 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 253. That means that your net pay will be R 96 051 per year, or R 8 004 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
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
R 17 500
R 18 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 98 304
0.0%
1
Austria
ZAR 98 304
0.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 98 304
0.0%
3
Norway
ZAR 98 304
0.0%
4
Germany
ZAR 95 551
2.8%
5
Spain
ZAR 92 062
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 91 128
7.3%
7
Italy
ZAR 89 270
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 88 768
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 87 491
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 87 441
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 85 524
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 80 118
18.5%
13
Sweden
ZAR 79 418
19.2%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 79 135
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 77 192
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 76 825
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 73 187
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 68 076
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 66 847
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 65 045
33.8%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 61 855
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 57 508
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 89 790
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 79 351
19.3%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 93 389
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 93 389
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 90 440
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 90 440
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 88 474
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 87 491
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 85 377
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 77 382
21.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 77 139
21.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 60 668
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.