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 2 958
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 29.58
Total tax
- R 29.58
Net pay
* R 2 928
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 2 928
Net pay
R 59.16
Tax the employer pays
R 29.58
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 88.74
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 59.16 to pay you R 2 958. 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 35 496 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 355. That means that your net pay will be R 35 141 per year, or R 2 928 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 35 496
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 35 496
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 35 496
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 35 496
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 35 496
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 34 834
1.9%
6
Spain
ZAR 33 242
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 32 591
8.2%
8
Italy
ZAR 32 234
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 32 053
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 31 591
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 31 574
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 30 882
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 28 929
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 28 574
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 27 873
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 27 740
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 26 427
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 24 581
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 24 137
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 22 788
35.8%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 22 343
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 20 765
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 32 422
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 32 193
9.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 35 496
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 35 496
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 35 496
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 35 286
0.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 33 721
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 33 335
6.1%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 32 579
8.2%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 32 354
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 31 702
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 31 291
11.9%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 31 276
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 31 236
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 30 816
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 30 180
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 28 844
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 28 113
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 34 653
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 32 834
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 32 674
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 32 656
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 32 142
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 32 092
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 31 769
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 31 591
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 31 059
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 29 462
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 29 249
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 29 071
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 35 141
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 33 104
6.7%
2
Zambia
ZAR 33 102
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 31 023
12.6%
4
Kenya
ZAR 30 981
12.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 29 949
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 29 534
16.8%
7
Senegal
ZAR 28 904
18.6%
8
Ghana
ZAR 28 830
18.8%
9
Uganda
ZAR 28 615
19.4%
10
Angola
ZAR 27 598
22.3%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 26 304
25.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 35 496
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 33 721
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 33 721
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 32 656
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 32 656
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 31 591
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 30 828
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 29 639
16.5%
8
Egypt
ZAR 28 163
20.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 23 988
32.4%
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.