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 3 346
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 33.46
Total tax
- R 33.46
Net pay
* R 3 313
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 3 313
Net pay
R 66.92
Tax the employer pays
R 33.46
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 100
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 66.92 to pay you R 3 346. 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 40 152 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 402. That means that your net pay will be R 39 750 per year, or R 3 313 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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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 40 152
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 40 152
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 40 152
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 40 152
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 40 152
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 38 051
5.2%
6
Spain
ZAR 37 602
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 36 931
8.0%
8
Italy
ZAR 36 462
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 36 257
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 35 735
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 35 715
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 34 932
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 32 724
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 32 322
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 31 529
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 31 379
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 29 893
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 27 805
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 27 303
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 25 921
35.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 25 273
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 23 489
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 36 674
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 36 055
10.2%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 40 152
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 38 144
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 38 144
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 36 940
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 36 940
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 35 735
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 34 872
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 33 318
17.0%
8
Egypt
ZAR 31 507
21.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 26 800
33.3%
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.