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 8 214
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 110
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 82.14
Total tax
- R 192
Net pay
* R 8 022
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 8 022
Net pay
R 164
Tax the employer pays
R 192
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 356
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 164 to pay you R 8 214. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.43 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.3% tax rate now rises to 4.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 98 568 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 303. That means that your net pay will be R 96 265 per year, or R 8 022 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.
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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 90 031
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 79 535
19.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 98 568
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 98 568
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 94 817
3.8%
3
Thailand
ZAR 93 095
5.6%
4
Philippines
ZAR 91 164
7.5%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 89 844
8.9%
6
Singapore
ZAR 88 131
10.6%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 88 013
10.7%
8
South Korea
ZAR 87 351
11.4%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 86 946
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 86 848
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 86 740
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 81 315
17.5%
13
Japan
ZAR 80 095
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 78 066
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 74 099
24.8%
16
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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.