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 250
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 2.50
Total tax
- R 2.50
Net pay
*
R 248
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 248
Net pay
R 5
Tax the employer pays
R 2.50
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 7.50
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 5 to pay you R 250. 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.
Summary
If you make R 3 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 30. That means that your net pay will be R 2 970 per year, or R 248 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 2 809
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 2 724
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 2 709
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 2 670
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 2 669
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 2 610
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 2 445
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 2 415
19.5%
14
Poland
ZAR 2 356
21.5%
15
Greece
ZAR 2 345
21.9%
16
Switzerland
ZAR 2 310
23.0%
17
Portugal
ZAR 2 233
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 2 078
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 2 040
32.0%
20
Netherlands
ZAR 1 890
37.0%
21
Romania
ZAR 1 755
41.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 331
90.8%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 2 953
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 2 740
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 2 850
5.0%
4
Pakistan
ZAR 2 805
6.5%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 2 736
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 2 734
8.9%
7
South Korea
ZAR 2 679
10.7%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 2 643
11.9%
9
India
ZAR 2 640
12.0%
10
China
ZAR 2 604
13.2%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 2 575
14.2%
12
Vietnam
ZAR 2 551
15.0%
13
Japan
ZAR 2 438
18.7%
14
Kazakhstan
ZAR 2 376
20.8%
15
Philippines
ZAR 2 326
22.5%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 2 929
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 2 775
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 2 761
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 2 760
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 2 716
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 2 712
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 2 685
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 2 670
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 2 625
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 2 490
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 2 472
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 2 457
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 2 970
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 2 850
5.0%
2
Ghana
ZAR 2 835
5.5%
3
Zambia
ZAR 2 820
6.0%
4
Morocco
ZAR 2 798
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 2 775
7.5%
6
Senegal
ZAR 2 716
9.5%
7
Angola
ZAR 2 656
11.5%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 2 531
15.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 2 496
16.8%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 2 458
18.1%
11
Kenya
ZAR 2 404
19.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 3 000
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 2 850
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 2 850
5.0%
4
Bahrain
ZAR 2 760
8.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 2 760
8.0%
6
Lebanon
ZAR 2 754
8.2%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 2 670
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 2 606
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 2 527
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.