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 8 800
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 215
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 88
Total tax
- R 303
Net pay
* R 8 497
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
3.4%
96.6%
Net pay
3.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 8 497
Net pay
R 176
Tax the employer pays
R 303
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 479
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 176 to pay you R 8 800. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.4% tax rate now rises to 5.3%, 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 105 600 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 3 639. That means that your net pay will be R 101 961 per year, or R 8 497 per month. Your average tax rate is 3.5% 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 105 600
0.0%
1
Austria
ZAR 105 600
0.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 105 600
0.0%
3
Norway
ZAR 104 924
0.6%
4
Spain
ZAR 98 894
6.4%
5
Switzerland
ZAR 97 928
7.3%
6
Italy
ZAR 95 895
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 95 357
9.7%
8
Germany
ZAR 94 234
10.8%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 93 984
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 93 931
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 91 872
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 86 064
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 85 008
19.5%
14
Sweden
ZAR 84 899
19.6%
15
Poland
ZAR 82 921
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 82 527
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 78 619
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 73 128
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 71 808
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 69 953
33.8%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 66 451
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 61 776
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 96 454
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 84 418
20.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 105 600
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 105 600
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 100 970
4.4%
3
Thailand
ZAR 99 775
5.5%
4
Philippines
ZAR 96 712
8.4%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 96 253
8.9%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 93 810
11.2%
7
South Korea
ZAR 93 492
11.5%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 93 169
11.8%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 93 044
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 92 147
12.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 90 859
14.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 86 748
17.9%
13
Japan
ZAR 85 809
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 83 635
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 79 385
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 97 205
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 97 152
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 95 621
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 95 475
9.6%
4
Brazil
ZAR 94 507
10.5%
5
Costa Rica
ZAR 94 512
10.5%
6
Mexico
ZAR 94 266
10.7%
7
Panama
ZAR 93 984
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 92 400
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 87 014
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 84 374
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 68 515
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 101 961
3.5%
1
Morocco
ZAR 93 331
11.6%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 85 481
19.1%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 84 949
19.6%
4
Mozambique
ZAR 84 129
20.3%
5
Kenya
ZAR 83 581
20.9%
6
Ghana
ZAR 79 581
24.6%
7
Angola
ZAR 79 468
24.8%
8
Zambia
ZAR 74 660
29.3%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 74 069
29.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 73 988
29.9%
11
Uganda
ZAR 73 939
30.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 100 320
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 100 320
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 97 152
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 97 152
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 95 040
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 93 984
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 91 714
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 83 036
21.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 82 611
21.8%
9
Turkey
ZAR 64 917
38.5%
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.