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 1 488
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 14.88
Total tax
- R 14.88
Net pay
* R 1 473
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 1 473
Net pay
R 29.76
Tax the employer pays
R 14.88
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 44.64
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 29.76 to pay you R 1 488. 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 17 856 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 179. That means that your net pay will be R 17 677 per year, or R 1 473 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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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 17 071
4.4%
1
USA
ZAR 16 309
8.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 17 677
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 16 785
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 16 653
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 16 485
7.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 16 195
9.3%
5
Senegal
ZAR 15 701
12.1%
6
Kenya
ZAR 15 588
12.7%
7
Mozambique
ZAR 15 084
15.5%
8
Ghana
ZAR 15 078
15.6%
9
Cameroon
ZAR 15 065
15.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 14 108
21.0%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 13 805
22.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 17 856
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 16 963
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 16 963
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 16 427
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 16 428
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 15 892
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 15 549
12.9%
7
Israel
ZAR 15 508
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 15 260
14.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 14 973
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.