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 7 593
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 682
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 75.93
Total tax
- R 758
Net pay
* R 6 835
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
10.0%
90.0%
Net pay
10.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 6 835
Net pay
R 152
Tax the employer pays
R 758
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 910
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 152 to pay you R 7 593. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.20 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
11.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 10% tax rate now rises to 11.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 182 232 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 18 199. That means that your net pay will be R 164 033 per year, or R 13 669 per month. Your average tax rate is 10.0% 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 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 182 232
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 182 232
0.0%
2
Italy
ZAR 172 867
5.1%
3
Spain
ZAR 170 660
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 169 349
7.1%
5
Norway
ZAR 166 947
8.4%
6
France
ZAR 164 556
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
ZAR 161 409
11.4%
8
Russia
ZAR 158 542
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 158 185
13.2%
10
Austria
ZAR 154 939
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 148 519
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 146 697
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 146 378
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 142 523
21.8%
15
Greece
ZAR 142 416
21.9%
16
Poland
ZAR 138 827
23.8%
17
Portugal
ZAR 131 877
27.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 126 196
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 123 918
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 121 511
33.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 114 672
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 106 606
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 164 854
9.5%
1
Canada
ZAR 139 649
23.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 182 232
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 182 232
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 171 484
5.9%
3
Taiwan
ZAR 166 103
8.9%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 166 042
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 160 417
12.0%
6
South Korea
ZAR 160 416
12.0%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 158 335
13.1%
8
Indonesia
ZAR 156 994
13.9%
9
Philippines
ZAR 154 832
15.0%
10
Japan
ZAR 148 079
18.7%
11
Singapore
ZAR 145 866
20.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 144 587
20.7%
13
Kazakhstan
ZAR 144 328
20.8%
14
India
ZAR 141 939
22.1%
15
China
ZAR 129 803
28.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 167 804
7.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 167 653
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 165 011
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 164 759
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 163 098
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 162 187
11.0%
6
Mexico
ZAR 153 895
15.6%
7
Brazil
ZAR 150 199
17.6%
8
Chile
ZAR 150 159
17.6%
9
Uruguay
ZAR 145 603
20.1%
10
Peru
ZAR 143 741
21.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 118 325
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 164 033
10.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 144 957
20.5%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 141 147
22.6%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 138 304
24.1%
4
Kenya
ZAR 136 694
25.0%
5
Angola
ZAR 135 591
25.6%
6
Cameroon
ZAR 135 274
25.8%
7
Ghana
ZAR 133 894
26.5%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 126 194
30.8%
9
Uganda
ZAR 123 750
32.1%
10
Senegal
ZAR 123 204
32.4%
11
Zambia
ZAR 117 957
35.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 173 120
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 173 120
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 167 653
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 167 653
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 164 009
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 162 187
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 158 268
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 141 654
22.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 140 085
23.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 105 477
42.1%
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.