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 99 239
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 31 339
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 177
Total tax
- R 31 516
Net pay
* R 67 723
Marginal tax rate
41.0%
Average tax rate
31.8%
68.2%
Net pay
31.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 67 723
Net pay
R 1 170
Tax the employer pays
R 31 516
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 32 686
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 170 to pay you R 99 239. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 3.29 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 31.8% tax rate now rises to 32.6%, 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 1 190 868 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 378 192. That means that your net pay will be R 812 676 per year, or R 67 723 per month. Your average tax rate is 31.8% 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 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
R 108 500
R 109 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 903 770
24.1%
1
Canada
ZAR 840 592
29.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
ZAR 1 068 017
10.3%
1
Chile
ZAR 978 599
17.8%
2
Costa Rica
ZAR 963 102
19.1%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 941 486
20.9%
4
Panama
ZAR 914 864
23.2%
5
Ecuador
ZAR 908 805
23.7%
6
Brazil
ZAR 873 503
26.7%
7
Peru
ZAR 871 551
26.8%
8
Colombia
ZAR 871 325
26.8%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 867 263
27.2%
10
Mexico
ZAR 844 123
29.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 773 939
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
ZAR 869 479
27.0%
1
Kenya
ZAR 842 740
29.2%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 813 924
31.7%
3
South Africa
ZAR 812 676
31.8%
4
Nigeria
ZAR 812 268
31.8%
5
Ghana
ZAR 805 737
32.3%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 791 079
33.6%
7
Morocco
ZAR 762 379
36.0%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 747 273
37.3%
9
Zambia
ZAR 737 647
38.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 735 137
38.3%
11
Uganda
ZAR 719 370
39.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 1 131 325
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 1 131 325
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 1 095 599
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 1 095 599
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 1 071 781
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 1 063 197
10.7%
6
Egypt
ZAR 898 131
24.6%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 896 562
24.7%
8
Israel
ZAR 885 836
25.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 697 027
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.