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 241
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 2.41
Total tax
- R 2.41
Net pay
* R 239
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 239
Net pay
R 4.82
Tax the employer pays
R 2.41
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 7.23
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 4.82 to pay you R 241. 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 2 892 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 28.92. That means that your net pay will be R 2 863 per year, or R 239 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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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 2 892
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 2 892
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 2 892
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 2 892
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 2 892
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 2 892
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 2 708
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 2 626
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 2 612
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 2 574
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 2 572
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 2 516
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 2 357
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 2 328
19.5%
14
Poland
ZAR 2 271
21.5%
15
Greece
ZAR 2 260
21.9%
16
Switzerland
ZAR 2 210
23.6%
17
Portugal
ZAR 2 153
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 2 003
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 1 967
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 1 822
37.0%
21
Romania
ZAR 1 692
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 269
92.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 2 846
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 2 641
8.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 2 823
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 2 675
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 2 662
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 2 661
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 2 619
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 2 615
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 2 588
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 2 574
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 2 531
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 2 400
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 2 383
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 2 369
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 2 863
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 2 747
5.0%
2
Ghana
ZAR 2 733
5.5%
3
Zambia
ZAR 2 718
6.0%
4
Morocco
ZAR 2 697
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 2 675
7.5%
6
Senegal
ZAR 2 617
9.5%
7
Angola
ZAR 2 566
11.3%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 2 440
15.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 2 407
16.8%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 2 364
18.2%
11
Kenya
ZAR 2 298
20.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 2 892
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 2 892
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 2 747
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 2 747
5.0%
4
Bahrain
ZAR 2 661
8.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 2 661
8.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 2 657
8.1%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 2 574
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 2 512
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 2 436
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.