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 4 952
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 207
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 49.52
Total tax
- R 257
Net pay
* R 4 695
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
5.2%
94.8%
Net pay
5.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
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Summary
If you make R 118 848 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6 156. That means that your net pay will be R 112 692 per year, or R 9 391 per month. Your average tax rate is 5.2% 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.
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 109 400
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 109 340
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 107 617
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 107 452
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 106 369
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 105 775
11.0%
6
Brazil
ZAR 105 040
11.6%
7
Mexico
ZAR 104 988
11.7%
8
Peru
ZAR 103 992
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 97 931
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 94 960
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 77 126
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 112 906
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 112 906
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 109 340
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 109 340
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 106 963
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 105 775
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 103 220
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 93 303
21.5%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 92 547
22.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 72 633
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.