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 2 492
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 24.92
Total tax
- R 24.92
Net pay
* R 2 467
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 2 467
Net pay
R 49.84
Tax the employer pays
R 24.92
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 74.76
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 49.84 to pay you R 2 492. 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 29 904 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 299. That means that your net pay will be R 29 605 per year, or R 2 467 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
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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 27 515
8.0%
1
USA
ZAR 27 314
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 29 904
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 29 904
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 29 904
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 29 709
0.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 28 409
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 27 965
6.5%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 27 426
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 27 257
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 26 708
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 26 348
11.9%
10
India
ZAR 26 316
12.0%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 26 315
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 25 961
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 25 426
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 24 300
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 23 684
20.8%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 29 904
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 28 409
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 28 409
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 27 512
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 27 512
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 26 614
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 25 972
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 25 222
15.7%
8
Egypt
ZAR 24 182
19.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 23 100
22.8%
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.