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 232
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 2.32
Total tax
- R 2.32
Net pay
* R 230
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 230
Net pay
R 4.64
Tax the employer pays
R 2.32
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 6.96
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 4.64 to pay you R 232. 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 2 784 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 27.84. That means that your net pay will be R 2 756 per year, or R 230 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 500
R 1 000
R 1 500
R 2 000
R 2 500
R 3 000
R 3 500
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R 4 500
R 5 000
R 5 500
R 6 000
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R 7 500
R 8 000
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R 9 000
R 9 500
R 10 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 2 740
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 2 543
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 2 784
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 2 784
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 2 784
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 2 645
5.0%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 2 589
7.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 2 539
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 2 538
8.9%
7
South Korea
ZAR 2 486
10.7%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 2 453
11.9%
9
India
ZAR 2 450
12.0%
10
China
ZAR 2 417
13.2%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 2 389
14.2%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 2 367
15.0%
13
Japan
ZAR 2 262
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 2 205
20.8%
15
Philippines
ZAR 2 112
24.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 2 718
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 2 575
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 2 563
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 2 561
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 2 521
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 2 517
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 2 492
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 2 478
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 2 436
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 2 311
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 2 294
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 2 280
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 2 756
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 2 645
5.0%
2
Ghana
ZAR 2 631
5.5%
3
Zambia
ZAR 2 617
6.0%
4
Morocco
ZAR 2 596
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 2 575
7.5%
6
Senegal
ZAR 2 518
9.6%
7
Angola
ZAR 2 476
11.1%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 2 349
15.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 2 317
16.8%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 2 270
18.5%
11
Kenya
ZAR 2 192
21.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 2 784
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 2 784
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 2 645
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 2 645
5.0%
4
Bahrain
ZAR 2 561
8.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 2 561
8.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 2 560
8.1%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 2 478
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 2 418
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 2 345
15.8%
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.