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 1 402
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 14.02
Total tax
- R 14.02
Net pay
* R 1 388
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 1 388
Net pay
R 28.04
Tax the employer pays
R 14.02
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 42.06
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 28.04 to pay you R 1 402. 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 16 824 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 168. That means that your net pay will be R 16 656 per year, or R 1 388 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
R 1 500
R 2 000
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R 3 500
R 4 000
R 4 500
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R 10 500
R 11 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 16 161
3.9%
1
USA
ZAR 15 367
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 16 824
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 16 824
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 16 824
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 16 629
1.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 15 983
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 15 423
8.3%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 15 379
8.6%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 15 335
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 15 026
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 14 824
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 14 805
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 14 753
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 14 606
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 14 305
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 13 671
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 13 325
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 16 424
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 562
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 15 486
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 15 478
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 15 234
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 15 211
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 15 057
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 14 973
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 14 721
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 13 964
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 13 863
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 13 779
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 16 656
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 15 815
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 15 690
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 15 616
7.2%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 15 311
9.0%
5
Senegal
ZAR 14 872
11.6%
6
Kenya
ZAR 14 684
12.7%
7
Ghana
ZAR 14 273
15.2%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 14 238
15.4%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 14 195
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 13 306
20.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 13 058
22.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 16 824
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 15 983
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 15 983
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 15 478
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 15 478
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 14 973
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 14 682
12.7%
7
Israel
ZAR 14 612
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 14 439
14.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 14 143
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.