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 1 215
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 12.15
Total tax
- R 12.15
Net pay
*
R 1 203
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 1 203
Net pay
R 24.30
Tax the employer pays
R 12.15
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 36.45
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 24.30 to pay you R 1 215. 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 14 580 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 146. That means that your net pay will be R 14 434 per year, or R 1 203 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 14 580
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 14 580
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 14 580
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 14 580
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 14 580
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 14 580
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 13 654
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 13 240
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 13 166
9.7%
9
Switzerland
ZAR 13 100
10.2%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 12 976
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 12 969
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 12 685
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 11 883
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 11 737
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 11 449
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 11 395
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 10 855
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 10 097
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 9 914
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 9 182
37.0%
21
Denmark
ZAR 8 716
40.2%
22
Romania
ZAR 8 529
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 14 182
2.7%
1
USA
ZAR 13 317
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 14 580
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 14 580
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 14 580
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 14 385
1.3%
4
Thailand
ZAR 13 851
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 13 313
8.7%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 13 290
8.9%
7
Philippines
ZAR 13 286
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 13 022
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 12 846
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 12 830
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 12 776
12.4%
12
China
ZAR 12 658
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 12 397
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 11 848
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 11 547
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 14 234
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 13 486
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 13 421
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 13 414
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 13 202
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 13 182
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 13 049
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 12 976
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 12 758
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 12 101
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 12 014
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 11 941
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 14 434
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 13 729
5.8%
2
Zambia
ZAR 13 705
6.0%
3
Morocco
ZAR 13 597
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 13 388
8.2%
5
Senegal
ZAR 13 069
10.4%
6
Kenya
ZAR 12 718
12.8%
7
Ghana
ZAR 12 524
14.1%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 12 398
15.0%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 12 301
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 11 564
20.7%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 11 428
21.6%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 14 580
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 13 851
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 13 851
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 13 414
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 13 414
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 12 976
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 12 797
12.2%
7
Israel
ZAR 12 663
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 12 642
13.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 12 282
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.