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 1 769
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 17.69
Total tax
- R 17.69
Net pay
* R 1 751
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 1 751
Net pay
R 35.38
Tax the employer pays
R 17.69
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 53.07
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 35.38 to pay you R 1 769. 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 21 228 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 212. That means that your net pay will be R 21 016 per year, or R 1 751 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 20 045
5.6%
1
USA
ZAR 19 389
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 20 724
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 19 636
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 19 540
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 19 530
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 19 222
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 19 193
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 18 999
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 18 893
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 18 574
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 17 619
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 17 492
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 17 386
18.1%
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.