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 9 730
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 383
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 97.30
Total tax
- R 480
Net pay
* R 9 250
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
4.9%
95.1%
Net pay
4.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 250
Net pay
R 195
Tax the employer pays
R 480
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 675
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 195 to pay you R 9 730. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.69 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 4.9% tax rate now rises to 6.8%, 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 116 760 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 5 759. That means that your net pay will be R 111 001 per year, or R 9 250 per month. Your average tax rate is 4.9% 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 9 500
R 10 000
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R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
R 13 500
R 14 000
R 14 500
R 15 000
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R 16 000
R 16 500
R 17 000
R 17 500
R 18 000
R 18 500
R 19 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 116 760
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 116 760
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 115 089
1.4%
3
Norway
ZAR 113 981
2.4%
4
Spain
ZAR 109 346
6.4%
5
Switzerland
ZAR 108 329
7.2%
6
Italy
ZAR 106 030
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 105 434
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 103 916
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 103 857
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 101 581
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 95 159
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 93 992
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 93 787
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 93 300
20.1%
15
Poland
ZAR 91 685
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 91 249
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 86 875
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 80 856
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 79 397
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 77 462
33.7%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 73 480
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 68 305
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 106 679
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 92 168
21.1%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 111 001
4.9%
1
Morocco
ZAR 101 407
13.2%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 93 151
20.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 93 030
20.3%
4
Mozambique
ZAR 92 722
20.6%
5
Kenya
ZAR 91 289
21.8%
6
Angola
ZAR 87 642
24.9%
7
Ghana
ZAR 87 490
25.1%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 81 660
30.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 81 193
30.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 81 043
30.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 80 965
30.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 110 922
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 110 922
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 107 419
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 107 419
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 105 084
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 103 916
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 101 406
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 91 685
21.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 90 981
22.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 71 417
38.8%
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.