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 9 013
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 254
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 90.13
Total tax
- R 344
Net pay
* R 8 669
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
3.8%
96.2%
Net pay
3.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 8 669
Net pay
R 180
Tax the employer pays
R 344
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 524
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 180 to pay you R 9 013. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.58 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
5.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 3.8% tax rate now rises to 5.7%, 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 108 156 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 4 125. That means that your net pay will be R 104 031 per year, or R 8 669 per month. Your average tax rate is 3.8% 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.
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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 98 789
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 86 193
20.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 108 156
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 108 156
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 103 207
4.6%
3
Thailand
ZAR 102 203
5.5%
4
Philippines
ZAR 98 729
8.7%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 98 583
8.9%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 95 918
11.3%
7
South Korea
ZAR 95 724
11.5%
8
Malaysia
ZAR 95 427
11.8%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 95 296
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 93 398
13.6%
11
Singapore
ZAR 91 853
15.1%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 88 693
18.0%
13
Japan
ZAR 87 886
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 85 660
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 81 306
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 99 558
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 99 504
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 97 935
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 97 785
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 96 800
10.5%
5
Brazil
ZAR 96 588
10.7%
6
Mexico
ZAR 96 342
10.9%
7
Panama
ZAR 96 259
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 94 636
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 89 121
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 86 417
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 70 176
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 104 031
3.8%
1
Morocco
ZAR 95 238
11.9%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 87 238
19.3%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 86 801
19.7%
4
Mozambique
ZAR 86 097
20.4%
5
Kenya
ZAR 85 346
21.1%
6
Ghana
ZAR 81 392
24.8%
7
Angola
ZAR 81 341
24.8%
8
Zambia
ZAR 76 104
29.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 75 808
29.9%
10
Senegal
ZAR 75 634
30.1%
11
Uganda
ZAR 75 600
30.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 102 748
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 102 748
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 99 504
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 99 504
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 97 340
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 96 259
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 93 933
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 85 017
21.4%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 84 528
21.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 66 406
38.6%
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.