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 2 702
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 27.02
Total tax
- R 27.02
Net pay
* R 2 675
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 2 675
Net pay
R 54.04
Tax the employer pays
R 27.02
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 81.06
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 54.04 to pay you R 2 702. 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 32 424 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 324. That means that your net pay will be R 32 100 per year, or R 2 675 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
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R 6 500
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R 7 500
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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 29 623
8.6%
1
USA
ZAR 29 616
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 32 424
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 32 424
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 32 424
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 32 229
0.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 30 803
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 30 395
6.3%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 29 748
8.3%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 29 554
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 28 958
10.7%
9
New Zealand
ZAR 28 569
11.9%
10
Malaysia
ZAR 28 558
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 28 533
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 28 149
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 27 569
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 26 347
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 25 680
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 31 654
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 29 992
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 29 846
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 29 830
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 29 360
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 29 315
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 29 019
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 28 857
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 28 371
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 26 912
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 26 717
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 26 555
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 32 100
1.0%
1
Zambia
ZAR 30 479
6.0%
2
Morocco
ZAR 30 239
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 28 482
12.2%
4
Kenya
ZAR 28 308
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 27 357
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 27 030
16.6%
7
Senegal
ZAR 26 719
17.6%
8
Uganda
ZAR 26 661
17.8%
9
Ghana
ZAR 26 435
18.5%
10
Angola
ZAR 25 269
22.1%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 24 132
25.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 32 424
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 30 803
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 30 803
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 29 830
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 29 830
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 28 857
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 28 160
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 27 212
16.1%
8
Egypt
ZAR 25 976
19.9%
9
Turkey
ZAR 21 994
32.2%
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.