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 98 004
PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
- R 1 216
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 980
Total tax
- R 2 196
Net pay
* R 95 808
Marginal tax rate
19.0%
Average tax rate
2.2%
97.8%
Net pay
2.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 95 808
Net pay
R 1 960
Tax the employer pays
R 2 196
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4 156
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 960 to pay you R 98 004. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.42 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
4.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 2.2% tax rate now rises to 4.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 2% higher than what it seemed at first.
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Summary
If you make R 98 004 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 2 196. That means that your net pay will be R 95 808 per year, or R 7 984 per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 98 500
R 99 000
R 99 500
R 100 000
R 100 500
R 101 000
R 101 500
R 102 000
R 102 500
R 103 000
R 103 500
R 104 000
R 104 500
R 105 000
R 105 500
R 106 000
R 106 500
R 107 000
R 107 500
R 108 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 98 004
0.0%
1
Austria
ZAR 98 004
0.0%
2
Ireland
ZAR 98 004
0.0%
3
Norway
ZAR 98 004
0.0%
4
Germany
ZAR 95 605
2.5%
5
Spain
ZAR 91 781
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 90 849
7.3%
7
Italy
ZAR 88 998
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 88 498
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 87 224
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 87 174
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 85 263
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 79 873
18.5%
13
Sweden
ZAR 79 193
19.2%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 78 893
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 76 957
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 76 591
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 72 964
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 67 868
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 66 643
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 64 843
33.8%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 61 666
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 57 332
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 89 516
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 79 143
19.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 98 004
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
ZAR 98 004
0.0%
2
Pakistan
ZAR 94 324
3.8%
3
Thailand
ZAR 92 559
5.6%
4
Philippines
ZAR 90 719
7.4%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 89 330
8.9%
6
Singapore
ZAR 87 912
10.3%
7
Indonesia
ZAR 87 548
10.7%
8
South Korea
ZAR 86 859
11.4%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 86 446
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 86 351
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 86 244
12.0%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 80 875
17.5%
13
Japan
ZAR 79 637
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 77 619
20.8%
15
China
ZAR 73 675
24.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Colombia
ZAR 93 474
7.7%
1
Puerto Rico
ZAR 90 213
8.0%
2
Ecuador
ZAR 88 743
9.5%
3
Guatemala
ZAR 88 607
9.6%
4
Brazil
ZAR 88 324
9.9%
5
Mexico
ZAR 87 883
10.3%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 87 714
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 87 224
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 85 753
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 80 755
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 78 305
20.1%
11
Argentina
ZAR 63 577
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 95 808
2.2%
1
Morocco
ZAR 87 518
10.7%
2
Cameroon
ZAR 80 207
18.2%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 79 445
18.9%
4
Kenya
ZAR 78 322
20.1%
5
Mozambique
ZAR 78 280
20.1%
6
Ghana
ZAR 74 197
24.3%
7
Angola
ZAR 73 883
24.6%
8
Zambia
ZAR 70 368
28.2%
9
Senegal
ZAR 69 097
29.5%
10
Uganda
ZAR 69 001
29.6%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 68 902
29.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 93 104
5.0%
1
Qatar
ZAR 93 104
5.0%
2
Bahrain
ZAR 90 164
8.0%
3
Oman
ZAR 90 164
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 88 204
10.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 87 224
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 85 116
13.2%
7
Egypt
ZAR 77 149
21.3%
8
Lebanon
ZAR 76 914
21.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 60 493
38.3%
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.