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 2 654
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 162
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 26.54
Total tax
- R 188
Net pay
* R 2 466
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
7.1%
92.9%
Net pay
7.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 2 466
Net pay
R 53.08
Tax the employer pays
R 188
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 241
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 53.08 to pay you R 2 654. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.91 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
8.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.1% tax rate now rises to 8.9%, 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 138 008 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 9 797. That means that your net pay will be R 128 211 per year, or R 10 684 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.1% 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 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
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 138 008
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 138 008
0.0%
2
Norway
ZAR 129 917
5.9%
3
Spain
ZAR 129 245
6.4%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 128 132
7.2%
5
Italy
ZAR 125 325
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 124 621
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 122 827
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 122 691
11.1%
9
Russia
ZAR 120 067
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 117 338
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 112 477
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 111 096
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 110 855
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 109 286
20.8%
15
Poland
ZAR 108 369
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 107 854
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 101 985
26.1%
18
Finland
ZAR 95 570
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 93 845
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 91 757
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 86 845
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 80 735
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 125 904
8.8%
1
Canada
ZAR 107 021
22.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 127 036
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 126 967
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 124 966
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 124 775
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 123 517
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 122 827
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 120 757
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 120 153
12.9%
8
Brazil
ZAR 119 490
13.4%
9
Chile
ZAR 113 719
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 110 268
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 89 580
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 128 211
7.1%
1
Morocco
ZAR 115 774
16.1%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 108 972
21.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 107 834
21.9%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 107 755
21.9%
5
Kenya
ZAR 105 973
23.2%
6
Angola
ZAR 103 203
25.2%
7
Ghana
ZAR 102 550
25.7%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 96 113
30.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 95 004
31.2%
10
Senegal
ZAR 94 458
31.6%
11
Zambia
ZAR 92 970
32.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 131 108
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 131 108
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 126 967
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 126 967
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 124 207
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 122 827
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 119 860
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 108 132
21.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 106 917
22.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 83 164
39.7%
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.