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 2 521
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 25.21
Total tax
- R 25.21
Net pay
* R 2 496
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 2 496
Net pay
R 50.42
Tax the employer pays
R 25.21
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 75.63
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 50.42 to pay you R 2 521. 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 30 252 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 303. That means that your net pay will be R 29 949 per year, or R 2 496 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.
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 27 806
8.1%
1
USA
ZAR 27 632
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 30 252
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 30 252
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 30 252
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 30 057
0.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 28 739
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 28 300
6.5%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 27 747
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 27 574
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 27 018
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 26 655
11.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 26 625
12.0%
11
India
ZAR 26 622
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 26 263
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 25 722
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 24 582
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 23 960
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 29 534
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 27 983
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 27 847
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 27 832
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 27 393
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 27 351
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 27 076
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 26 924
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 26 471
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 25 109
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 24 928
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 24 776
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 29 949
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 28 437
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 28 213
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 26 686
11.8%
4
Kenya
ZAR 26 417
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 25 524
15.6%
6
Uganda
ZAR 25 280
16.4%
7
Mozambique
ZAR 25 249
16.5%
8
Senegal
ZAR 25 174
16.8%
9
Ghana
ZAR 24 742
18.2%
10
Angola
ZAR 23 622
21.9%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 22 596
25.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 30 252
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 28 739
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 28 739
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 27 832
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 27 832
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 26 924
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 26 274
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 25 497
15.7%
8
Egypt
ZAR 24 430
19.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 22 881
24.4%
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.