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 1 484
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 14.84
Total tax
- R 14.84
Net pay
* R 1 469
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 1 469
Net pay
R 29.68
Tax the employer pays
R 14.84
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 44.52
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 29.68 to pay you R 1 484. 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 17 808 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 178. That means that your net pay will be R 17 630 per year, or R 1 469 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.
Tax per income
R 1 500
R 2 000
R 2 500
R 3 000
R 3 500
R 4 000
R 4 500
R 5 000
R 5 500
R 6 000
R 6 500
R 7 000
R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 17 029
4.4%
1
USA
ZAR 16 266
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 17 385
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 16 472
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 16 392
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 16 383
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 16 125
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 16 100
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 15 938
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 15 849
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 15 582
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 14 781
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 14 674
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 14 585
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 17 630
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 16 740
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 16 608
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 16 444
7.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 16 154
9.3%
5
Senegal
ZAR 15 662
12.1%
6
Kenya
ZAR 15 546
12.7%
7
Mozambique
ZAR 15 045
15.5%
8
Ghana
ZAR 15 040
15.5%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 15 025
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 14 071
21.0%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 13 771
22.7%
12
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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.