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 2 520
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 25.20
Total tax
- R 25.20
Net pay
* R 2 495
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 2 495
Net pay
R 50.40
Tax the employer pays
R 25.20
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 75.60
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 50.40 to pay you R 2 520. 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 30 240 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 302. That means that your net pay will be R 29 938 per year, or R 2 495 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 30 240
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 30 240
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 30 240
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 30 240
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 30 240
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 30 070
0.6%
6
Spain
ZAR 28 320
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 27 693
8.4%
8
Italy
ZAR 27 461
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 27 307
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 26 914
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 26 899
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 26 309
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 24 646
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 24 343
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 23 746
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 23 633
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 22 514
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 20 941
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 20 563
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 19 252
36.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 19 032
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 17 690
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 27 796
8.1%
1
USA
ZAR 27 621
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 30 240
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 30 240
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 30 240
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 30 045
0.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 28 728
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 28 289
6.5%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 27 736
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 27 563
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 27 008
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 26 644
11.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 26 614
12.0%
11
India
ZAR 26 611
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 26 253
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 25 712
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 24 573
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 23 950
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 29 522
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 27 972
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 27 836
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 27 821
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 27 382
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 27 340
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 27 065
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 26 914
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 26 460
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 25 099
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 24 918
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 24 767
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 29 938
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 28 426
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 28 202
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 26 676
11.8%
4
Kenya
ZAR 26 407
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 25 514
15.6%
6
Uganda
ZAR 25 272
16.4%
7
Mozambique
ZAR 25 239
16.5%
8
Senegal
ZAR 25 166
16.8%
9
Ghana
ZAR 24 733
18.2%
10
Angola
ZAR 23 613
21.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 22 587
25.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 30 240
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 28 728
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 28 728
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 27 821
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 27 821
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 26 914
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 26 263
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 25 487
15.7%
8
Egypt
ZAR 24 421
19.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 22 888
24.3%
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.