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 3 149
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 31.49
Total tax
- R 31.49
Net pay
* R 3 118
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 3 118
Net pay
R 62.98
Tax the employer pays
R 31.49
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 94.47
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 62.98 to pay you R 3 149. 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 37 788 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 378. That means that your net pay will be R 37 410 per year, or R 3 118 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
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R 5 500
R 6 000
R 6 500
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R 7 500
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R 12 500
R 13 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 34 515
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 34 110
9.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 37 788
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 37 788
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 37 788
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 37 566
0.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 35 899
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 35 509
6.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 34 691
8.2%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 34 443
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 33 749
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 33 330
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 33 295
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 33 253
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 32 806
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 32 129
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 30 706
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 29 928
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 37 410
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 35 241
6.7%
2
Zambia
ZAR 34 676
8.2%
3
Kenya
ZAR 32 976
12.7%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 32 918
12.9%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 31 882
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 31 401
16.9%
7
Ghana
ZAR 30 617
19.0%
8
Senegal
ZAR 30 520
19.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 30 073
20.4%
10
Angola
ZAR 29 336
22.4%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 27 924
26.1%
12
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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.