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 3 125
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 31.25
Total tax
- R 31.25
Net pay
* R 3 094
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 3 094
Net pay
R 62.50
Tax the employer pays
R 31.25
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 93.75
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 62.50 to pay you R 3 125. 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 37 500 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 375. That means that your net pay will be R 37 125 per year, or R 3 094 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 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
R 12 500
R 13 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 34 252
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 33 869
9.7%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 36 609
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 34 688
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 34 519
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 34 500
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 33 956
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 33 904
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 33 563
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 33 375
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 32 813
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 31 125
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 30 900
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 30 712
18.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 37 500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 35 625
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 35 625
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 34 500
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 34 500
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 33 375
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 32 569
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 31 222
16.7%
8
Egypt
ZAR 29 590
21.1%
9
Turkey
ZAR 25 225
32.7%
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.