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 145 434
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 9 753
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 1 454
Total tax
- R 11 207
Net pay
* R 134 227
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
7.7%
92.3%
Net pay
7.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 134 227
Net pay
R 2 909
Tax the employer pays
R 11 207
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 14 116
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 2 909 to pay you R 145 434. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.97 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 7.7% tax rate now rises to 9.5%, 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 145 434 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 11 207. That means that your net pay will be R 134 227 per year, or R 11 186 per month. Your average tax rate is 7.7% 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 145 500
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R 148 000
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R 152 500
R 153 000
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R 154 500
R 155 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 145 434
0.0%
1
Ireland
ZAR 145 434
0.0%
2
Spain
ZAR 136 199
6.4%
3
Norway
ZAR 135 487
6.8%
4
Switzerland
ZAR 135 053
7.1%
5
Italy
ZAR 132 069
9.2%
6
France
ZAR 131 327
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
ZAR 129 436
11.0%
8
Luxembourg
ZAR 129 192
11.2%
9
Russia
ZAR 126 528
13.0%
10
Austria
ZAR 123 652
15.0%
11
Hungary
ZAR 118 529
18.5%
12
Ukraine
ZAR 117 074
19.5%
13
Germany
ZAR 116 820
19.7%
14
Sweden
ZAR 114 856
21.0%
15
Poland
ZAR 114 196
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 113 658
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 107 265
26.2%
18
Finland
ZAR 100 713
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 98 895
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 96 753
33.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 91 516
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 85 079
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 132 531
8.9%
1
Canada
ZAR 112 371
22.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 145 434
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 145 434
0.0%
2
Thailand
ZAR 137 617
5.4%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 135 825
6.6%
4
Taiwan
ZAR 132 562
8.9%
5
Malaysia
ZAR 128 348
11.8%
6
South Korea
ZAR 128 280
11.8%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 128 142
11.9%
8
Philippines
ZAR 127 259
12.5%
9
Indonesia
ZAR 126 654
12.9%
10
Japan
ZAR 118 178
18.7%
11
India
ZAR 117 210
19.4%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 117 052
19.5%
13
Singapore
ZAR 116 413
20.0%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 115 184
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 104 137
28.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
ZAR 133 872
8.0%
1
Colombia
ZAR 133 799
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 131 691
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 131 489
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
ZAR 130 163
10.5%
5
Panama
ZAR 129 436
11.0%
6
Peru
ZAR 127 255
12.5%
7
Mexico
ZAR 125 971
13.4%
8
Brazil
ZAR 124 920
14.1%
9
Chile
ZAR 119 838
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 116 202
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 94 407
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 134 227
7.7%
1
Morocco
ZAR 120 852
16.9%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 114 564
21.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 112 951
22.3%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 112 859
22.4%
5
Kenya
ZAR 111 171
23.6%
6
Angola
ZAR 108 642
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 107 813
25.9%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 101 164
30.4%
9
Uganda
ZAR 99 831
31.4%
10
Senegal
ZAR 99 285
31.7%
11
Zambia
ZAR 97 166
33.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 138 162
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 138 162
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 133 799
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 133 799
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 130 891
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 129 436
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 126 309
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 113 857
21.7%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 112 486
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 86 990
40.2%
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.