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 1 008
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 10.08
Total tax
- R 10.08
Net pay
*
R 998
Marginal tax rate
1.0%
Average tax rate
1.0%
99.0%
Net pay
1.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
R 998
Net pay
R 20.16
Tax the employer pays
R 10.08
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 30.24
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 20.16 to pay you R 1 008. In other words, every time you spend R 10 of your hard-earned money, R 0.30 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
2.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 1% tax rate now rises to 2.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make R 12 096 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 121. That means that your net pay will be R 11 975 per year, or R 998 per month. Your average tax rate is 1.0% and your marginal tax rate is 1.0%. 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 1, hence, your net pay will only increase by R 99.
Bonus Example
A R 1 000 bonus will generate an extra R 990 of net incomes. A R 5 000 bonus will generate an extra R 4 950 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 11 328
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 10 985
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 10 923
9.7%
9
Switzerland
ZAR 10 778
10.9%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 10 765
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 10 759
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 10 524
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 9 858
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 9 737
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 9 498
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 9 453
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 9 005
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 8 376
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 8 225
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 7 604
37.1%
21
Romania
ZAR 7 076
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 7 045
41.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 11 905
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 11 048
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 11 901
1.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 11 491
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 11 032
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 11 025
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 10 922
9.7%
8
South Korea
ZAR 10 803
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 10 658
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 10 644
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 10 611
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 10 501
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 10 285
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 9 829
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 9 580
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 11 809
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 11 189
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 11 134
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 11 128
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 10 953
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 10 936
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 10 826
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 10 765
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 10 584
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 10 040
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 9 967
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 9 907
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 11 975
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 11 446
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 11 370
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 11 281
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 11 189
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 11 029
8.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 10 587
12.5%
7
Kenya
ZAR 10 534
12.9%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 10 328
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 10 206
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 9 635
20.4%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 9 584
20.8%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 12 096
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 11 491
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 11 491
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 11 128
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 11 128
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 10 765
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 10 711
11.5%
7
Egypt
ZAR 10 589
12.5%
8
Israel
ZAR 10 505
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 10 190
15.8%
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.