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 918
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 106
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 8.17
Total tax
- R 114
Net pay
* R 804
Marginal tax rate
26.0%
Average tax rate
12.4%
87.6%
Net pay
12.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 238 680 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 29 677. That means that your net pay will be R 209 003 per year, or R 17 417 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.4% and your marginal tax rate is 26.0%. 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 26, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 74.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 740 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 3 700 of net incomes.
Tax per income
R 500
R 1 000
R 1 500
R 2 000
R 2 500
R 3 000
R 3 500
R 4 000
R 4 500
R 5 000
R 5 500
R 6 000
R 6 500
R 7 000
R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 238 680
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 238 680
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 223 524
6.4%
3
Switzerland
ZAR 221 958
7.0%
4
France
ZAR 213 492
10.6%
5
Norway
ZAR 212 172
11.1%
6
Luxembourg
ZAR 208 930
12.5%
7
Russia
ZAR 207 652
13.0%
8
Italy
ZAR 207 227
13.2%
9
Austria
ZAR 202 933
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 199 956
16.2%
11
Hungary
ZAR 194 524
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 192 137
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 191 720
19.7%
14
Greece
ZAR 184 836
22.6%
15
Sweden
ZAR 183 192
23.3%
16
Poland
ZAR 174 872
26.7%
17
Portugal
ZAR 167 335
29.9%
18
Finland
ZAR 165 286
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 162 302
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 159 488
33.2%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 150 198
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 139 628
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 213 962
10.4%
1
Canada
ZAR 181 494
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 234 121
1.9%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 226 746
5.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 222 287
6.9%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 217 554
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 210 755
11.7%
5
South Korea
ZAR 208 951
12.5%
6
Malaysia
ZAR 205 137
14.1%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 204 120
14.5%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 203 535
14.7%
9
Philippines
ZAR 196 833
17.5%
10
Japan
ZAR 193 948
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 190 961
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 189 043
20.8%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 185 004
22.5%
14
India
ZAR 177 310
25.7%
15
China
ZAR 169 176
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 219 032
8.2%
1
Guatemala
ZAR 215 794
9.6%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 215 534
9.7%
3
Colombia
ZAR 215 457
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 213 619
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 210 326
11.9%
6
Mexico
ZAR 196 719
17.6%
7
Chile
ZAR 195 827
18.0%
8
Uruguay
ZAR 190 253
20.3%
9
Peru
ZAR 186 218
22.0%
10
Brazil
ZAR 186 034
22.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 155 017
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 209 003
12.4%
1
Mozambique
ZAR 181 790
23.8%
2
Morocco
ZAR 181 371
24.0%
3
Angola
ZAR 176 760
25.9%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 176 617
26.0%
5
Kenya
ZAR 176 208
26.2%
6
Ghana
ZAR 173 901
27.1%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 168 185
29.5%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 164 590
31.0%
9
Uganda
ZAR 160 441
32.8%
10
Senegal
ZAR 159 637
33.1%
11
Zambia
ZAR 152 051
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 226 746
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 226 746
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 219 586
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 219 585
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 214 812
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 212 425
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 207 294
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 183 990
22.9%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 182 421
23.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 132 032
44.7%
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.