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 2 360
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 23.60
Total tax
- R 23.60
Net pay
* R 2 336
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 2 336
Net pay
R 47.20
Tax the employer pays
R 23.60
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 70.80
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 47.20 to pay you R 2 360. 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 28 320 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 283. That means that your net pay will be R 28 037 per year, or R 2 336 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
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R 12 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 28 320
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 28 320
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 28 320
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 28 320
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 28 320
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 28 194
0.5%
6
Spain
ZAR 26 522
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 25 903
8.5%
8
Italy
ZAR 25 718
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 25 573
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 25 205
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 25 191
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 24 638
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 23 081
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 22 798
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 22 238
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 22 132
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 21 084
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 19 612
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 19 258
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 17 960
36.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 17 822
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 16 567
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 26 189
7.5%
1
USA
ZAR 25 867
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 28 320
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 28 320
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 28 320
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 28 125
0.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 26 904
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 26 437
6.7%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 25 967
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 25 813
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 25 293
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 24 953
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 24 922
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 24 906
12.1%
12
China
ZAR 24 586
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 24 079
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 23 012
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 22 429
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 27 647
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 26 196
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 26 069
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 26 054
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 25 644
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 25 605
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 25 346
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 25 205
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 24 780
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 23 506
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 23 336
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 23 194
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 28 037
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 26 621
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 26 411
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 25 089
11.4%
4
Kenya
ZAR 24 736
12.7%
5
Uganda
ZAR 24 051
15.1%
6
Cameroon
ZAR 23 894
15.6%
7
Senegal
ZAR 23 800
16.0%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 23 664
16.4%
9
Ghana
ZAR 23 236
18.0%
10
Angola
ZAR 22 151
21.8%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 21 230
25.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 28 320
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 26 904
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 26 904
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 26 054
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 26 054
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 25 205
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 24 596
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 23 970
15.4%
8
Turkey
ZAR 23 282
17.8%
9
Egypt
ZAR 23 054
18.6%
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.