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 1 936
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 19.36
Total tax
- R 19.36
Net pay
* R 1 917
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 1 917
Net pay
R 38.72
Tax the employer pays
R 19.36
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 58.08
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 38.72 to pay you R 1 936. 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 23 232 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 232. That means that your net pay will be R 23 000 per year, or R 1 917 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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R 1 500
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R 11 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 23 232
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 23 232
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 23 232
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 23 232
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 23 232
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 23 221
0.1%
6
Spain
ZAR 21 757
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 21 161
8.9%
8
Italy
ZAR 21 097
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 20 979
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 20 676
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 20 665
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 20 212
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 18 934
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 18 702
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 18 243
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 18 156
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 17 296
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 16 088
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 15 798
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 14 617
37.1%
21
Denmark
ZAR 14 537
37.4%
22
Romania
ZAR 13 591
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 21 813
6.1%
1
USA
ZAR 21 220
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 23 232
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 23 232
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 23 232
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 23 037
0.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 22 070
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 21 529
7.3%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 21 280
8.4%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 21 176
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 20 749
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 20 470
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 20 444
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 20 400
12.2%
12
China
ZAR 20 169
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 19 753
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 18 878
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 18 400
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 22 680
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 21 490
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 21 385
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 21 373
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 21 037
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 21 004
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 20 793
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 20 677
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 20 328
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 19 283
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 19 143
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 19 027
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 23 000
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 21 838
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 21 666
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 20 802
10.5%
4
Uganda
ZAR 20 656
11.1%
5
Kenya
ZAR 20 298
12.6%
6
Senegal
ZAR 20 020
13.8%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 19 601
15.6%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 19 492
16.1%
9
Ghana
ZAR 19 269
17.1%
10
Angola
ZAR 18 247
21.5%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 17 632
24.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 23 232
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 22 070
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 22 070
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 21 374
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 21 373
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 20 677
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 20 177
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 19 951
14.1%
8
Egypt
ZAR 19 344
16.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 19 250
17.1%
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.