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 2 167
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 21.67
Total tax
- R 21.67
Net pay
* R 2 145
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 2 145
Net pay
R 43.34
Tax the employer pays
R 21.67
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 65.01
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 43.34 to pay you R 2 167. 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 26 004 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 260. That means that your net pay will be R 25 744 per year, or R 2 145 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 26 004
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 26 004
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 26 004
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 26 004
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 26 004
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 25 930
0.3%
6
Spain
ZAR 24 353
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 23 745
8.7%
8
Italy
ZAR 23 614
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 23 482
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 23 144
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 23 131
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 22 623
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 21 193
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 20 933
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 20 419
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 20 322
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 19 360
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 18 008
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 17 683
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 16 402
36.9%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 16 363
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 15 212
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 24 252
6.7%
1
USA
ZAR 23 752
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 26 004
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 26 004
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 26 004
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 25 809
0.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 24 704
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 24 203
6.9%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 23 832
8.4%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 23 702
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 23 225
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 22 912
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 22 884
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 22 845
12.2%
12
China
ZAR 22 575
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 22 110
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 21 130
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 20 595
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 25 386
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 24 054
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 23 937
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 23 924
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 23 547
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 23 511
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 23 274
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 23 144
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 22 753
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 21 583
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 21 427
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 21 297
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 25 744
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 24 444
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 24 251
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 23 173
10.9%
4
Kenya
ZAR 22 720
12.6%
5
Uganda
ZAR 22 546
13.3%
6
Senegal
ZAR 22 153
14.8%
7
Cameroon
ZAR 21 940
15.6%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 21 765
16.3%
9
Ghana
ZAR 21 430
17.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 20 374
21.7%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 19 592
24.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 26 004
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 24 704
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 24 704
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 23 924
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 23 924
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 23 143
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 22 584
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 22 141
14.9%
8
Turkey
ZAR 21 446
17.5%
9
Egypt
ZAR 21 391
17.7%
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.