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 98 700
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 31 118
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 31 295
Net pay
* R 67 405
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
31.7%
68.3%
Net pay
31.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 67 405
Net pay
R 1 164
Tax the employer pays
R 31 295
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 32 459
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 164 to pay you R 98 700. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.29 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.7% tax rate now rises to 32.5%, 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 1 184 400 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 375 540. That means that your net pay will be R 808 860 per year, or R 67 405 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.7% 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.
Tax per income
R 98 500
R 99 000
R 99 500
R 100 000
R 100 500
R 101 000
R 101 500
R 102 000
R 102 500
R 103 000
R 103 500
R 104 000
R 104 500
R 105 000
R 105 500
R 106 000
R 106 500
R 107 000
R 107 500
R 108 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
ZAR 1 030 428
13.0%
1
Switzerland
ZAR 970 326
18.1%
2
Hungary
ZAR 965 286
18.5%
3
Ukraine
ZAR 953 442
19.5%
4
Czech Republic
ZAR 899 789
24.0%
5
United Kingdom
ZAR 884 963
25.3%
6
France
ZAR 866 388
26.9%
7
Norway
ZAR 845 093
28.7%
8
Ireland
ZAR 830 182
29.9%
9
Spain
ZAR 823 715
30.5%
10
Denmark
ZAR 791 637
33.2%
11
Austria
ZAR 765 339
35.4%
12
Sweden
ZAR 764 497
35.5%
13
Luxembourg
ZAR 758 040
36.0%
14
Netherlands
ZAR 745 346
37.1%
15
Poland
ZAR 731 436
38.2%
16
Greece
ZAR 725 085
38.8%
17
Germany
ZAR 706 600
40.3%
18
Romania
ZAR 692 874
41.5%
19
Finland
ZAR 671 655
43.3%
20
Italy
ZAR 663 474
44.0%
21
Portugal
ZAR 635 813
46.3%
22
Belgium
ZAR 541 760
54.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 899 631
24.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 836 349
29.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
ZAR 1 042 264
12.0%
1
Taiwan
ZAR 1 000 043
15.6%
2
Kazakhstan
ZAR 954 645
19.4%
3
Thailand
ZAR 947 799
20.0%
4
Singapore
ZAR 932 792
21.2%
5
South Korea
ZAR 925 286
21.9%
6
Australia
ZAR 888 456
25.0%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 874 616
26.2%
8
Japan
ZAR 869 720
26.6%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 867 698
26.7%
10
Pakistan
ZAR 850 497
28.2%
11
China
ZAR 843 300
28.8%
12
Malaysia
ZAR 834 783
29.5%
13
Philippines
ZAR 825 815
30.3%
14
Vietnam
ZAR 799 462
32.5%
15
India
ZAR 681 700
42.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 062 293
10.3%
1
Chile
ZAR 973 651
17.8%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 958 471
19.1%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 937 647
20.8%
4
Panama
ZAR 910 547
23.1%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 904 819
23.6%
6
Brazil
ZAR 868 813
26.7%
7
Peru
ZAR 867 589
26.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 867 076
26.8%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 862 660
27.2%
10
Mexico
ZAR 840 034
29.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 769 735
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 864 774
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 838 212
29.2%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 809 720
31.6%
3
South Africa
ZAR 808 860
31.7%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 807 869
31.8%
5
Ghana
ZAR 801 458
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 786 666
33.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 758 460
36.0%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 743 335
37.2%
9
Zambia
ZAR 733 669
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 731 257
38.3%
11
Uganda
ZAR 715 813
39.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 125 180
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 125 180
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 089 648
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 089 648
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 065 960
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 057 278
10.7%
6
Egypt
ZAR 893 280
24.6%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 891 711
24.7%
8
Israel
ZAR 881 908
25.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 693 260
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.