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 2 515
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 25.15
Total tax
- R 25.15
Net pay
* R 2 490
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 2 490
Net pay
R 50.30
Tax the employer pays
R 25.15
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 75.45
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 50.30 to pay you R 2 515. 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 30 180 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 302. That means that your net pay will be R 29 878 per year, or R 2 490 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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Tax per income
R 2 500
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R 12 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 30 180
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 30 180
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 30 180
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 30 180
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 30 180
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 30 012
0.6%
6
Spain
ZAR 28 264
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 27 636
8.4%
8
Italy
ZAR 27 406
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 27 252
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 26 860
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 26 845
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 26 257
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 24 597
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 24 295
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 23 699
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 23 586
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 22 469
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 20 900
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 20 522
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 19 212
36.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 18 994
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 17 655
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 27 745
8.1%
1
USA
ZAR 27 566
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 30 180
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 30 180
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 30 180
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 29 985
0.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 28 671
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 28 231
6.5%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 27 681
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 27 509
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 26 954
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 26 592
11.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 26 561
12.0%
11
India
ZAR 26 558
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 26 201
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 25 661
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 24 524
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 23 903
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 29 463
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 27 917
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 27 781
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 27 766
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 27 328
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 27 286
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 27 011
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 26 860
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 26 408
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 25 049
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 24 868
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 24 717
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 29 878
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 28 369
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 28 146
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 26 627
11.8%
4
Kenya
ZAR 26 355
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 25 463
15.6%
6
Uganda
ZAR 25 234
16.4%
7
Mozambique
ZAR 25 190
16.5%
8
Senegal
ZAR 25 123
16.8%
9
Ghana
ZAR 24 686
18.2%
10
Angola
ZAR 23 567
21.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 22 545
25.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 30 180
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 28 671
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 28 671
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 27 766
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 27 765
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 26 860
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 26 211
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 25 440
15.7%
8
Egypt
ZAR 24 378
19.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 22 926
24.0%
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.