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 2 120
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 21.20
Total tax
- R 21.20
Net pay
* R 2 099
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 2 099
Net pay
R 42.40
Tax the employer pays
R 21.20
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 63.60
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 42.40 to pay you R 2 120. 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 25 440 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 254. That means that your net pay will be R 25 186 per year, or R 2 099 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.
Compare average tax
Tax per income
R 2 500
R 3 000
R 3 500
R 4 000
R 4 500
R 5 000
R 5 500
R 6 000
R 6 500
R 7 000
R 7 500
R 8 000
R 8 500
R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 23 760
6.6%
1
USA
ZAR 23 237
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 25 440
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 25 440
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 25 440
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 25 245
0.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 24 168
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 23 659
7.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 23 313
8.4%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 23 188
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 22 721
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 22 415
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 22 387
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 22 345
12.2%
12
China
ZAR 22 086
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 21 630
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 20 672
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 20 148
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 24 836
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 23 532
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 23 417
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 23 405
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 23 036
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 23 001
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 22 769
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 22 642
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 22 260
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 21 115
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 20 963
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 20 835
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 25 186
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 23 914
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 23 725
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 22 694
10.8%
4
Kenya
ZAR 22 229
12.6%
5
Uganda
ZAR 22 180
12.8%
6
Senegal
ZAR 21 752
14.5%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 21 464
15.6%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 21 303
16.3%
9
Ghana
ZAR 20 991
17.5%
10
Angola
ZAR 19 941
21.6%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 19 194
24.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 25 440
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 24 168
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 24 168
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 23 405
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 23 405
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 22 641
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 22 095
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 21 695
14.7%
8
Turkey
ZAR 20 999
17.5%
9
Egypt
ZAR 20 975
17.6%
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.