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 3 636
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 36.36
Total tax
- R 36.36
Net pay
* R 3 600
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 3 600
Net pay
R 72.72
Tax the employer pays
R 36.36
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 109
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 72.72 to pay you R 3 636. 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 43 632 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 436. That means that your net pay will be R 43 196 per year, or R 3 600 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
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R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 43 632
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 43 632
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 43 632
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 43 632
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 43 632
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 40 861
6.4%
6
Sweden
ZAR 40 455
7.3%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 40 174
7.9%
8
Italy
ZAR 39 622
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 39 400
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 38 832
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 38 811
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 37 960
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 35 560
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 35 124
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 34 262
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 34 099
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 32 484
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 30 215
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 29 670
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 28 262
35.2%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 27 458
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 25 525
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 39 853
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 38 882
10.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 43 632
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 43 632
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 43 632
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 43 320
0.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 41 450
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 41 051
5.9%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 40 077
8.2%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 39 770
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 38 968
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 38 480
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 38 444
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 38 396
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 37 879
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 37 033
15.1%
14
Japan
ZAR 35 455
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 34 557
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 42 596
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 40 335
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 40 163
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 40 141
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 39 509
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 39 448
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 39 051
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 38 833
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 38 178
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 36 215
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 35 953
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 35 735
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 43 196
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 40 691
6.7%
2
Zambia
ZAR 38 690
11.3%
3
Kenya
ZAR 37 809
13.4%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 37 723
13.5%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 36 813
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 36 160
17.1%
7
Ghana
ZAR 35 173
19.4%
8
Senegal
ZAR 34 412
21.1%
9
Uganda
ZAR 33 799
22.5%
10
Angola
ZAR 33 722
22.7%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 31 919
26.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 43 632
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 41 450
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 41 450
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 40 142
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 40 142
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 38 833
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 37 894
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 36 065
17.3%
8
Egypt
ZAR 34 178
21.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 28 827
33.9%
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.