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 2 646
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 26.46
Total tax
- R 26.46
Net pay
* R 2 620
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 2 620
Net pay
R 52.92
Tax the employer pays
R 26.46
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 79.38
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 52.92 to pay you R 2 646. 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 31 752 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 318. That means that your net pay will be R 31 434 per year, or R 2 620 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
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R 4 500
R 5 000
R 5 500
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R 9 500
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R 11 500
R 12 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 29 061
8.5%
1
USA
ZAR 29 002
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 31 752
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 31 752
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 31 752
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 31 557
0.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 30 164
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 29 747
6.3%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 29 129
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 28 942
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 28 358
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 27 977
11.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 27 960
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 27 942
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 27 566
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 26 997
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 25 801
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 25 148
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 30 998
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 29 371
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 29 228
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 29 212
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 28 751
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 28 707
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 28 418
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 28 259
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 27 783
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 26 354
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 26 164
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 26 005
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 31 434
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 29 847
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 29 612
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 27 927
12.1%
4
Kenya
ZAR 27 723
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 26 790
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 26 479
16.6%
7
Senegal
ZAR 26 241
17.4%
8
Uganda
ZAR 26 234
17.4%
9
Ghana
ZAR 25 912
18.4%
10
Angola
ZAR 24 759
22.0%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 23 656
25.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 31 752
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 30 164
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 30 164
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 29 212
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 29 212
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 28 259
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 27 577
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 26 682
16.0%
8
Egypt
ZAR 25 498
19.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 21 934
30.9%
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.