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 1 289
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 12.89
Total tax
- R 12.89
Net pay
* R 1 276
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 1 276
Net pay
R 25.78
Tax the employer pays
R 12.89
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 38.67
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 25.78 to pay you R 1 289. 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 15 468 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 155. That means that your net pay will be R 15 313 per year, or R 1 276 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
Tax per income
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 14 965
3.3%
1
USA
ZAR 14 128
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 15 313
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 14 540
6.0%
2
Uganda
ZAR 14 476
6.4%
3
Morocco
ZAR 14 425
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 14 149
8.5%
5
Senegal
ZAR 13 782
10.9%
6
Kenya
ZAR 13 496
12.8%
7
Ghana
ZAR 13 216
14.6%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 13 126
15.1%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 13 051
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 12 253
20.8%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 12 075
21.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 15 468
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 14 695
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 14 695
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 14 231
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 14 230
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 13 767
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 13 543
12.4%
7
Israel
ZAR 13 434
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 13 353
13.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 13 030
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.