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 2 425
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 24.25
Total tax
- R 24.25
Net pay
* R 2 401
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 2 401
Net pay
R 48.50
Tax the employer pays
R 24.25
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 72.75
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 48.50 to pay you R 2 425. 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 29 100 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 291. That means that your net pay will be R 28 809 per year, or R 2 401 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 29 100
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 29 100
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 29 100
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 29 100
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 29 100
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 28 956
0.5%
6
Spain
ZAR 27 252
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 26 630
8.5%
8
Italy
ZAR 26 426
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 26 277
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 25 899
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 25 885
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 25 317
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 23 716
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 23 425
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 22 850
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 22 742
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 21 665
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 20 152
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 19 788
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 18 485
36.5%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 18 314
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 17 024
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 26 842
7.8%
1
USA
ZAR 26 580
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 29 100
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 29 100
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 29 100
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 28 905
0.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 27 645
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 27 189
6.6%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 26 685
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 26 524
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 25 990
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 25 640
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 25 608
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 25 600
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 25 263
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 24 742
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 23 646
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 23 047
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 28 409
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 26 917
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 26 787
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 26 772
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 26 350
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 26 310
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 26 045
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 25 899
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 25 463
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 24 153
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 23 978
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 23 833
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 28 809
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 27 354
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 27 139
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 25 734
11.6%
4
Kenya
ZAR 25 415
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 24 552
15.6%
6
Uganda
ZAR 24 547
15.7%
7
Senegal
ZAR 24 355
16.3%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 24 304
16.5%
9
Ghana
ZAR 23 844
18.1%
10
Angola
ZAR 22 748
21.8%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 21 781
25.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 29 100
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 27 645
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 27 645
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 26 772
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 26 772
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 25 899
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 25 273
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 24 586
15.5%
8
Egypt
ZAR 23 609
18.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 23 608
18.9%
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.