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 150 072
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 10 588
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 1 501
Total tax
- R 12 089
Net pay
* R 137 983
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
8.1%
91.9%
Net pay
8.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 137 983
Net pay
R 3 001
Tax the employer pays
R 12 089
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 15 090
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 3 001 to pay you R 150 072. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 1.01 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
9.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 8.1% tax rate now rises to 9.9%, 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 150 072 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 12 089. That means that your net pay will be R 137 983 per year, or R 11 499 per month. Your average tax rate is 8.1% 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.
Tax per income
R 150 500
R 151 000
R 151 500
R 152 000
R 152 500
R 153 000
R 153 500
R 154 000
R 154 500
R 155 000
R 155 500
R 156 000
R 156 500
R 157 000
R 157 500
R 158 000
R 158 500
R 159 000
R 159 500
R 160 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 136 605
9.0%
1
Canada
ZAR 115 809
22.8%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 137 983
8.1%
1
Morocco
ZAR 124 025
17.4%
2
Mozambique
ZAR 117 992
21.4%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 116 146
22.6%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 115 966
22.7%
5
Kenya
ZAR 114 414
23.8%
6
Angola
ZAR 112 038
25.3%
7
Ghana
ZAR 111 100
26.0%
8
Nigeria
ZAR 104 319
30.5%
9
Uganda
ZAR 102 846
31.5%
10
Senegal
ZAR 102 300
31.8%
11
Zambia
ZAR 99 786
33.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 142 568
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 142 568
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 138 066
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 138 066
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 135 065
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 133 564
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 130 338
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 117 433
21.8%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 115 965
22.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 89 320
40.5%
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.