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 1 027
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 10.27
Total tax
- R 10.27
Net pay
* R 1 017
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 1 017
Net pay
R 20.54
Tax the employer pays
R 10.27
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 30.81
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 20.54 to pay you R 1 027. 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.
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Summary
If you make R 12 324 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 123. That means that your net pay will be R 12 201 per year, or R 1 017 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.
Tax per income
R 1 500
R 2 000
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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 12 129
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 11 257
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 12 324
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 12 324
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 12 324
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 12 129
1.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 11 708
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 11 239
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 11 233
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 11 139
9.6%
8
South Korea
ZAR 11 007
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 10 859
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 10 845
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 10 805
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 10 699
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 10 478
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 10 014
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 9 761
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 12 201
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 11 661
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 11 585
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 11 493
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 11 400
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 11 238
8.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 10 765
12.7%
7
Kenya
ZAR 10 739
12.9%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 10 522
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 10 398
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 9 812
20.4%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 9 754
20.9%
12
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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.