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 1 387
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 13.87
Total tax
- R 13.87
Net pay
* R 1 373
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 1 373
Net pay
R 27.74
Tax the employer pays
R 13.87
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 41.61
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 27.74 to pay you R 1 387. 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 16 644 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 166. That means that your net pay will be R 16 478 per year, or R 1 373 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.
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Tax per income
R 1 500
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R 11 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 15 587
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 15 114
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 15 029
9.7%
9
Switzerland
ZAR 15 026
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 14 813
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 14 805
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 14 480
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 13 565
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 13 398
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 13 070
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 13 007
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 12 391
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 11 526
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 11 318
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 10 473
37.1%
21
Denmark
ZAR 10 105
39.3%
22
Romania
ZAR 9 737
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 16 002
3.9%
1
USA
ZAR 15 202
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 16 449
1.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 15 812
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 15 251
8.4%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 15 213
8.6%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 15 171
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 14 865
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 14 665
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 14 647
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 14 595
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 14 449
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 14 152
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 13 525
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 13 182
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 16 249
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 396
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 15 321
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 15 312
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 15 071
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 15 048
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 14 896
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 14 813
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 14 564
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 13 815
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 13 715
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 13 631
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 16 478
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 15 645
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 15 522
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 15 465
7.1%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 15 157
8.9%
5
Senegal
ZAR 14 727
11.5%
6
Kenya
ZAR 14 526
12.7%
7
Ghana
ZAR 14 133
15.1%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 14 090
15.3%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 14 043
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 13 167
20.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 12 928
22.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 16 644
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 15 812
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 15 812
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 15 312
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 15 312
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 14 813
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 14 531
12.7%
7
Israel
ZAR 14 455
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 14 295
14.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 13 998
15.9%
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.