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 164
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 1.64
Total tax
- R 1.64
Net pay
* R 162
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 162
Net pay
R 3.28
Tax the employer pays
R 1.64
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 4.92
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 3.28 to pay you R 164. 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 1 968 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 19.68. That means that your net pay will be R 1 948 per year, or R 162 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
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R 10 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 1 937
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 1 798
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 1 921
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 1 820
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 1 811
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 1 811
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 1 782
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 1 779
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 1 761
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 1 752
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 1 722
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 1 633
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 1 622
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 1 612
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 1 948
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 1 870
5.0%
2
Ghana
ZAR 1 860
5.5%
3
Zambia
ZAR 1 850
6.0%
4
Morocco
ZAR 1 835
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 1 820
7.5%
6
Angola
ZAR 1 796
8.8%
7
Senegal
ZAR 1 772
9.9%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 1 660
15.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 1 638
16.8%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 1 561
20.7%
11
Kenya
ZAR 1 380
29.9%
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.