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 1 053
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 10.53
Total tax
- R 10.53
Net pay
* R 1 042
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 1 042
Net pay
R 21.06
Tax the employer pays
R 10.53
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 31.59
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 21.06 to pay you R 1 053. 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 12 636 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 126. That means that your net pay will be R 12 510 per year, or R 1 042 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 12 436
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 11 542
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 12 510
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 11 955
5.4%
2
Zambia
ZAR 11 878
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 11 784
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 11 688
7.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 11 507
8.9%
6
Kenya
ZAR 11 015
12.8%
7
Ghana
ZAR 11 008
12.9%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 10 788
14.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 10 661
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 10 054
20.4%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 9 985
21.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 12 636
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 12 004
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 12 004
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 11 625
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 11 625
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 11 246
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 11 164
11.7%
7
Egypt
ZAR 11 050
12.6%
8
Israel
ZAR 10 974
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 10 645
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.