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 3 387
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 33.87
Total tax
- R 33.87
Net pay
* R 3 353
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 3 353
Net pay
R 67.74
Tax the employer pays
R 33.87
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 102
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 67.74 to pay you R 3 387. 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 40 644 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 406. That means that your net pay will be R 40 238 per year, or R 3 353 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 13 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 40 644
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 40 644
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 40 644
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 40 644
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 40 644
0.0%
5
Sweden
ZAR 38 390
5.5%
6
Spain
ZAR 38 063
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 37 389
8.0%
8
Italy
ZAR 36 909
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 36 701
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 36 173
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 36 153
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 35 360
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 33 125
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 32 718
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 31 915
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 31 764
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 30 259
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 28 146
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 27 638
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 26 252
35.4%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 25 582
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 23 777
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 37 124
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 36 455
10.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 40 644
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 40 644
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 40 644
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 40 407
0.6%
4
Thailand
ZAR 38 612
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 38 217
6.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 37 323
8.2%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 37 047
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 36 300
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 35 851
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 35 811
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 35 767
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 35 285
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 34 532
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 33 027
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 32 190
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 39 679
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 37 596
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 37 413
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 37 392
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 36 803
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 36 747
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 36 376
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 36 173
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 35 564
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 33 735
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 33 491
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 33 287
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 40 238
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 37 905
6.7%
2
Zambia
ZAR 36 638
9.9%
3
Kenya
ZAR 35 337
13.1%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 35 270
13.2%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 34 292
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 33 727
17.0%
7
Ghana
ZAR 32 844
19.2%
8
Senegal
ZAR 32 422
20.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 31 890
21.5%
10
Angola
ZAR 31 483
22.5%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 29 885
26.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 40 644
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 38 612
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 38 612
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 37 392
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 37 393
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 36 173
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 35 299
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 33 706
17.1%
8
Egypt
ZAR 31 885
21.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 27 086
33.4%
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.