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 1 434
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 14.34
Total tax
- R 14.34
Net pay
* R 1 420
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 1 420
Net pay
R 28.68
Tax the employer pays
R 14.34
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 43.02
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 28.68 to pay you R 1 434. 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 17 208 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 172. That means that your net pay will be R 17 036 per year, or R 1 420 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 2 500
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R 3 500
R 4 000
R 4 500
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R 8 000
R 8 500
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R 10 500
R 11 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 16 115
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 15 627
9.2%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 15 545
9.7%
9
France
ZAR 15 539
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 15 315
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 15 307
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 14 971
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 14 025
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 13 852
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 13 512
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 13 448
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 12 811
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 11 917
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 11 701
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 10 823
37.1%
21
Denmark
ZAR 10 484
39.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 10 067
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 16 500
4.1%
1
USA
ZAR 15 718
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 17 013
1.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 16 348
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 15 788
8.3%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 15 733
8.6%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 15 685
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 15 369
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 15 162
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 15 143
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 15 092
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 14 939
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 14 631
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 13 983
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 13 629
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 16 799
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 15 917
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 15 840
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 15 831
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 15 582
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 15 558
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 15 401
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 15 315
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 15 057
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 14 283
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 14 179
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 14 093
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 17 036
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 16 176
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 16 048
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 15 940
7.4%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 15 640
9.1%
5
Senegal
ZAR 15 180
11.8%
6
Kenya
ZAR 15 020
12.7%
7
Ghana
ZAR 14 573
15.3%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 14 553
15.4%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 14 519
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 13 605
20.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 13 336
22.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 17 208
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 16 348
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 16 348
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 15 831
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 15 831
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 15 315
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 15 005
12.8%
7
Israel
ZAR 14 945
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 14 747
14.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 14 452
16.0%
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.