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 1 036
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 10.36
Total tax
- R 10.36
Net pay
*
R 1 026
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 1 026
Net pay
R 20.72
Tax the employer pays
R 10.36
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 31.08
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 20.72 to pay you R 1 036. 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 12 432 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 124. That means that your net pay will be R 12 308 per year, or R 1 026 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 12 432
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 12 432
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 12 432
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 12 432
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 12 432
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 12 432
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 11 643
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 11 290
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 11 226
9.7%
9
Switzerland
ZAR 11 092
10.8%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 11 064
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 11 058
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 10 816
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 10 132
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 10 008
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 9 762
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 9 716
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 9 256
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 8 609
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 8 454
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 7 817
37.1%
21
Romania
ZAR 7 273
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 7 271
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 12 236
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 11 355
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 12 432
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 12 432
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 12 432
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 12 237
1.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 11 810
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 11 338
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 11 332
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 11 242
9.6%
8
South Korea
ZAR 11 103
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 10 954
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 10 940
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 10 897
12.4%
12
China
ZAR 10 793
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 10 570
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 10 102
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 9 846
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 12 137
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 11 500
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 11 444
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 11 437
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 11 257
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 11 240
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 11 127
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 11 064
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 10 878
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 10 319
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 10 244
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 10 182
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 12 308
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 11 763
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 11 686
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 11 594
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 11 500
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 11 336
8.8%
6
Ghana
ZAR 10 849
12.7%
7
Kenya
ZAR 10 836
12.8%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 10 614
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 10 489
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 9 896
20.4%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 9 834
20.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 12 432
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 11 810
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 11 810
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 11 437
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 11 437
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 11 064
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 10 993
11.6%
7
Egypt
ZAR 10 876
12.5%
8
Israel
ZAR 10 797
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 10 473
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.