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 2 452
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 24.52
Total tax
- R 24.52
Net pay
* R 2 427
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 2 427
Net pay
R 49.04
Tax the employer pays
R 24.52
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 73.56
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 49.04 to pay you R 2 452. 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 29 424 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 294. That means that your net pay will be R 29 130 per year, or R 2 427 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 27 113
7.9%
1
USA
ZAR 26 876
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 29 424
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 29 424
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 29 424
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 29 229
0.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 27 953
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 27 502
6.5%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 26 984
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 26 820
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 26 279
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 25 926
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 25 893
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 25 888
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 25 544
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 25 018
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 23 910
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 23 304
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 29 130
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 27 659
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 27 441
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 26 002
11.6%
4
Kenya
ZAR 25 697
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 24 826
15.6%
6
Uganda
ZAR 24 753
15.9%
7
Senegal
ZAR 24 585
16.4%
8
Mozambique
ZAR 24 570
16.5%
9
Ghana
ZAR 24 097
18.1%
10
Angola
ZAR 22 994
21.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 22 010
25.2%
12
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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.