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 1 575
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 15.75
Total tax
- R 15.75
Net pay
* R 1 559
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 1 559
Net pay
R 31.50
Tax the employer pays
R 15.75
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 47.25
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 31.50 to pay you R 1 575. 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 18 900 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 189. That means that your net pay will be R 18 711 per year, or R 1 559 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 11 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 17 700
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 17 163
9.2%
8
Switzerland
ZAR 17 111
9.5%
9
France
ZAR 17 067
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 16 821
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 16 812
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 16 443
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 15 403
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 15 215
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 14 841
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 14 771
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 14 071
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 13 088
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 12 852
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 11 888
37.1%
21
Denmark
ZAR 11 623
38.5%
22
Romania
ZAR 11 056
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 17 992
4.8%
1
USA
ZAR 17 263
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 18 705
1.0%
4
Thailand
ZAR 17 955
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 17 399
7.9%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 17 291
8.5%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 17 227
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 16 880
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 16 653
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 16 632
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 16 583
12.3%
12
China
ZAR 16 408
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 16 070
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 15 358
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 14 969
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 18 451
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 17 483
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 17 397
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 17 388
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 17 114
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 17 088
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 16 916
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 16 821
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 16 537
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 15 687
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 15 574
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 15 479
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 18 711
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 17 766
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 17 626
6.7%
3
Uganda
ZAR 17 363
8.1%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 17 090
9.6%
5
Senegal
ZAR 16 540
12.5%
6
Kenya
ZAR 16 503
12.7%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 15 946
15.6%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 15 940
15.7%
9
Ghana
ZAR 15 892
15.9%
10
Angola
ZAR 14 919
21.1%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 14 553
23.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 18 900
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 17 955
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 17 955
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 17 388
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 17 388
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 16 821
11.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 16 426
13.1%
7
Israel
ZAR 16 415
13.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 16 059
15.0%
9
Turkey
ZAR 15 814
16.3%
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.