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 9 799
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 395
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 97.99
Total tax
- R 493
Net pay
* R 9 306
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
5.0%
95.0%
Net pay
5.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 306
Net pay
R 196
Tax the employer pays
R 493
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 689
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 196 to pay you R 9 799. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.70 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
6.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5% tax rate now rises to 6.9%, 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 117 588 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 5 917. That means that your net pay will be R 111 671 per year, or R 9 306 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.0% 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 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
R 18 500
R 19 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 107 439
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 92 743
21.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 108 240
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 108 181
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 106 476
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 106 313
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 105 241
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 104 653
11.0%
6
Brazil
ZAR 104 049
11.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 103 986
11.6%
8
Peru
ZAR 102 890
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 96 893
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 93 953
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 76 307
35.1%
12
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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.