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 2 562
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 25.62
Total tax
- R 25.62
Net pay
* R 2 536
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 2 536
Net pay
R 51.24
Tax the employer pays
R 25.62
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 76.86
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 51.24 to pay you R 2 562. 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 30 744 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 307. That means that your net pay will be R 30 437 per year, or R 2 536 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
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R 12 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 30 744
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 30 744
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 30 744
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 30 744
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 30 744
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 30 563
0.6%
6
Spain
ZAR 28 792
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 28 162
8.4%
8
Italy
ZAR 27 919
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 27 762
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 27 362
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 27 347
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 26 747
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 25 056
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 24 749
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 24 141
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 24 027
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 22 889
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 21 290
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 20 906
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 19 591
36.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 19 350
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 17 985
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 28 217
8.2%
1
USA
ZAR 28 081
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 30 744
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 30 744
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 30 744
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 30 549
0.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 29 207
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 28 775
6.4%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 28 200
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 28 023
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 27 458
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 27 088
11.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 27 063
12.0%
11
India
ZAR 27 055
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 26 690
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 26 140
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 24 982
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 24 349
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 30 014
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 28 438
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 28 300
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 28 284
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 27 839
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 27 796
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 27 516
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 27 362
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 26 901
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 25 518
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 25 333
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 25 179
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 30 437
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 28 899
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 28 672
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 27 093
11.9%
4
Kenya
ZAR 26 846
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 25 939
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 25 652
16.6%
7
Uganda
ZAR 25 593
16.8%
8
Senegal
ZAR 25 524
17.0%
9
Ghana
ZAR 25 126
18.3%
10
Angola
ZAR 23 995
22.0%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 22 944
25.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 30 744
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 29 207
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 29 207
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 28 285
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 28 284
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 27 362
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 26 701
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 25 885
15.8%
8
Egypt
ZAR 24 780
19.4%
9
Turkey
ZAR 22 570
26.6%
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.