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 2 606
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 26.06
Total tax
- R 26.06
Net pay
* R 2 580
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 2 580
Net pay
R 52.12
Tax the employer pays
R 26.06
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 78.18
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 52.12 to pay you R 2 606. 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 31 272 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 313. That means that your net pay will be R 30 959 per year, or R 2 580 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 28 659
8.4%
1
USA
ZAR 28 564
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 31 272
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 31 272
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 31 272
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 31 077
0.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 29 708
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 29 284
6.4%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 28 687
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 28 504
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 27 929
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 27 554
11.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 27 533
12.0%
11
India
ZAR 27 519
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 27 149
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 26 589
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 25 411
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 24 767
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 30 529
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 28 927
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 28 786
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 28 770
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 28 317
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 28 273
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 27 988
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 27 832
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 27 363
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 25 956
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 25 768
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 25 612
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 30 959
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 29 396
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 29 164
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 27 530
12.0%
4
Kenya
ZAR 27 305
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 26 385
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 26 085
16.6%
7
Uganda
ZAR 25 928
17.1%
8
Senegal
ZAR 25 900
17.2%
9
Ghana
ZAR 25 537
18.3%
10
Angola
ZAR 24 395
22.0%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 23 317
25.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 31 272
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 29 708
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 29 708
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 28 770
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 28 770
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 27 832
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 27 160
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 26 302
15.9%
8
Egypt
ZAR 25 156
19.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 22 237
28.9%
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.