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 97 998
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 30 830
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 31 007
Net pay
* R 66 991
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
31.6%
68.4%
Net pay
31.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 66 991
Net pay
R 1 157
Tax the employer pays
R 31 007
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 32 164
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 157 to pay you R 97 998. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.28 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.6% tax rate now rises to 32.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 1 175 976 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 372 087. That means that your net pay will be R 803 889 per year, or R 66 991 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.6% and your marginal tax rate is 41.0%. 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 41, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 59.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 590 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 2 950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 97 500
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R 100 000
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R 107 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 894 241
24.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 830 822
29.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 054 837
10.3%
1
Chile
ZAR 967 194
17.8%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 952 439
19.0%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 932 647
20.7%
4
Panama
ZAR 904 924
23.1%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 899 627
23.5%
6
Brazil
ZAR 862 706
26.6%
7
Peru
ZAR 862 429
26.7%
8
Colombia
ZAR 861 543
26.7%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 856 664
27.2%
10
Mexico
ZAR 834 708
29.0%
11
Argentina
ZAR 764 259
35.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 117 177
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 117 177
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 081 898
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 081 898
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 058 378
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 049 570
10.8%
6
Egypt
ZAR 886 962
24.6%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 885 393
24.7%
8
Israel
ZAR 876 793
25.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 688 354
41.5%
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.