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 1 458
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 14.58
Total tax
- R 14.58
Net pay
* R 1 443
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 1 443
Net pay
R 29.16
Tax the employer pays
R 14.58
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 43.74
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 29.16 to pay you R 1 458. 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 17 496 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 175. That means that your net pay will be R 17 321 per year, or R 1 443 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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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 16 385
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 15 888
9.2%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 15 810
9.6%
9
France
ZAR 15 799
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 15 571
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 15 563
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 15 222
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 14 259
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 14 084
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 13 739
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 13 673
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 13 026
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 12 116
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 11 897
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 11 003
37.1%
21
Denmark
ZAR 10 678
39.0%
22
Romania
ZAR 10 235
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 16 754
4.2%
1
USA
ZAR 15 981
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 17 301
1.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 16 621
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 16 062
8.2%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 15 998
8.6%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 15 947
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 15 626
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 15 416
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 15 396
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 15 346
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 15 189
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 14 876
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 14 217
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 13 857
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 17 080
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 16 184
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 16 105
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 16 096
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 15 843
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 15 818
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 15 659
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 15 572
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 15 309
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 14 522
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 14 417
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 14 329
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 17 321
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 16 446
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 16 317
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 16 182
7.5%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 15 887
9.2%
5
Senegal
ZAR 15 412
11.9%
6
Kenya
ZAR 15 273
12.7%
7
Ghana
ZAR 14 797
15.4%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 14 789
15.5%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 14 762
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 13 828
21.0%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 13 545
22.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 17 496
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 16 621
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 16 621
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 16 096
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 16 096
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 15 572
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 15 247
12.9%
7
Israel
ZAR 15 195
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 14 978
14.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 14 684
16.1%
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.