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 3 500
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 35
Total tax
- R 35
Net pay
*
R 3 465
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 3 465
Net pay
R 70
Tax the employer pays
R 35
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 105
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 70 to pay you R 3 500. 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.
Summary
If you make R 42 000 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 420. That means that your net pay will be R 41 580 per year, or R 3 465 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 42 000
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 42 000
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 42 000
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 42 000
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 42 000
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 39 333
6.4%
6
Sweden
ZAR 39 327
6.4%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 38 653
8.0%
8
Italy
ZAR 38 140
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 37 926
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 37 380
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 37 359
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 36 540
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 34 230
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 33 810
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 32 980
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 32 823
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 31 269
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 29 085
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 28 560
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 27 164
35.3%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 26 434
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 24 570
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 38 362
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 37 557
10.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 42 000
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 42 000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 42 000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 41 729
0.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 39 900
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 39 503
6.0%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 38 573
8.2%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 38 283
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 37 511
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 37 044
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 37 006
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 36 960
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 36 462
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 35 667
15.1%
14
Japan
ZAR 34 129
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 33 264
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 41 003
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 38 841
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 38 661
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 38 640
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 38 031
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 37 973
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 37 590
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 37 380
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 36 750
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 34 860
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 34 608
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 34 398
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 41 580
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 39 169
6.7%
2
Zambia
ZAR 37 569
10.6%
3
Kenya
ZAR 36 459
13.2%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 36 383
13.4%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 35 436
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 34 831
17.1%
7
Ghana
ZAR 33 901
19.3%
8
Senegal
ZAR 33 325
20.7%
9
Uganda
ZAR 32 752
22.0%
10
Angola
ZAR 32 499
22.6%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 30 808
26.7%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 42 000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 39 900
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 39 900
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 38 640
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 38 640
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 37 380
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 36 477
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 34 777
17.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 32 925
21.6%
9
Turkey
ZAR 27 876
33.6%
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.