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 9 988
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 429
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 99.88
Total tax
- R 529
Net pay
* R 9 459
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
5.3%
94.7%
Net pay
5.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 9 459
Net pay
R 200
Tax the employer pays
R 529
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 729
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 200 to pay you R 9 988. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.73 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
7.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 5.3% tax rate now rises to 7.2%, 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 119 856 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6 348. That means that your net pay will be R 113 508 per year, or R 9 459 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.3% 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
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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 119 856
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 119 856
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 116 303
3.0%
3
Austria
ZAR 114 939
4.1%
4
Spain
ZAR 112 245
6.4%
5
Switzerland
ZAR 111 215
7.2%
6
Italy
ZAR 108 841
9.2%
7
France
ZAR 108 230
9.7%
8
Czech Republic
ZAR 106 672
11.0%
9
Luxembourg
ZAR 106 608
11.1%
10
Russia
ZAR 104 275
13.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 97 683
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 96 484
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 96 274
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 95 628
20.2%
15
Poland
ZAR 94 116
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 93 668
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 89 076
25.7%
18
Finland
ZAR 83 000
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 81 502
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 79 545
33.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 75 428
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 70 116
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 109 519
8.6%
1
Canada
ZAR 94 318
21.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 119 856
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 119 856
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 113 444
5.4%
3
Thailand
ZAR 113 318
5.5%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 109 248
8.9%
5
Philippines
ZAR 107 960
9.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 105 942
11.6%
7
Malaysia
ZAR 105 760
11.8%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 105 605
11.9%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 105 565
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 100 022
16.6%
11
Vietnam
ZAR 97 594
18.6%
12
Japan
ZAR 97 393
18.7%
13
Singapore
ZAR 96 533
19.5%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 94 926
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 88 413
26.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 110 327
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 110 268
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 108 530
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 108 364
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 107 271
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 106 672
11.0%
6
Brazil
ZAR 105 832
11.7%
7
Mexico
ZAR 105 790
11.7%
8
Peru
ZAR 104 874
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 98 761
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 95 765
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 77 781
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 113 508
5.3%
1
Morocco
ZAR 103 525
13.6%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 95 279
20.5%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 95 204
20.6%
4
Mozambique
ZAR 95 106
20.7%
5
Kenya
ZAR 93 427
22.1%
6
Angola
ZAR 89 910
25.0%
7
Ghana
ZAR 89 685
25.2%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 83 766
30.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 83 205
30.6%
10
Senegal
ZAR 82 942
30.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 82 714
31.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 113 863
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 113 863
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 110 268
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 110 268
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 107 870
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 106 672
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 104 095
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 94 084
21.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 93 303
22.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 73 220
38.9%
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.