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 2 313
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 23.13
Total tax
- R 23.13
Net pay
* R 2 290
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 2 290
Net pay
R 46.26
Tax the employer pays
R 23.13
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 69.39
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 46.26 to pay you R 2 313. 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 27 756 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 278. That means that your net pay will be R 27 478 per year, or R 2 290 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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Tax per income
R 2 500
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R 12 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 27 756
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 27 756
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 27 756
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 27 756
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 27 756
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 27 643
0.4%
6
Spain
ZAR 25 994
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 25 377
8.6%
8
Italy
ZAR 25 205
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 25 064
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 24 703
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 24 689
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 24 148
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 22 621
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 22 344
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 21 795
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 21 692
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 20 664
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 19 221
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 18 874
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 17 581
36.7%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 17 467
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 16 237
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 25 718
7.3%
1
USA
ZAR 25 352
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 27 756
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 27 756
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 27 756
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 27 561
0.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 26 368
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 25 893
6.7%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 25 447
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 25 299
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 24 789
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 24 456
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 24 425
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 24 404
12.1%
12
China
ZAR 24 096
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 23 600
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 22 554
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 21 983
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 27 097
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 25 674
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 25 549
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 25 536
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 25 133
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 25 095
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 24 842
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 24 703
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 24 287
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 23 037
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 22 871
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 22 732
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 27 478
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 26 091
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 25 885
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 24 622
11.3%
4
Kenya
ZAR 24 245
12.7%
5
Uganda
ZAR 23 685
14.7%
6
Cameroon
ZAR 23 418
15.6%
7
Senegal
ZAR 23 399
15.7%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 23 202
16.4%
9
Ghana
ZAR 22 796
17.9%
10
Angola
ZAR 21 718
21.8%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 20 831
25.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 27 756
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 26 368
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 26 368
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 25 536
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 25 535
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 24 703
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 24 106
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 23 525
15.2%
8
Turkey
ZAR 22 835
17.7%
9
Egypt
ZAR 22 653
18.4%
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.