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 3 663
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 36.63
Total tax
- R 36.63
Net pay
* R 3 626
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 3 626
Net pay
R 73.26
Tax the employer pays
R 36.63
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 110
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 73.26 to pay you R 3 663. 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 43 956 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 440. That means that your net pay will be R 43 516 per year, or R 3 626 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
R 9 000
R 9 500
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 43 956
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 43 956
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 43 956
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 43 956
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 43 956
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 41 165
6.4%
6
Sweden
ZAR 40 678
7.5%
7
Switzerland
ZAR 40 476
7.9%
8
Italy
ZAR 39 916
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 39 692
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 39 121
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 39 099
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 38 242
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 35 824
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 35 385
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 34 516
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 34 352
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 32 725
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 30 440
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 29 890
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 28 480
35.2%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 27 662
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 25 714
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 40 149
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 39 146
10.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 43 956
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 43 956
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 43 956
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 43 636
0.7%
4
Thailand
ZAR 41 758
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 41 358
5.9%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 40 375
8.2%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 40 065
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 39 258
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 38 765
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 38 730
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 38 681
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 38 160
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 37 304
15.1%
14
Japan
ZAR 35 718
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 34 813
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 42 907
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 40 631
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 40 462
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 40 440
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 39 802
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 39 741
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 39 341
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 39 121
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 38 461
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 36 483
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 36 220
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 36 000
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 43 516
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 40 993
6.7%
2
Zambia
ZAR 38 912
11.5%
3
Kenya
ZAR 38 076
13.4%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 37 989
13.6%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 37 087
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 36 424
17.1%
7
Ghana
ZAR 35 426
19.4%
8
Senegal
ZAR 34 628
21.2%
9
Uganda
ZAR 34 007
22.6%
10
Angola
ZAR 33 964
22.7%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 32 139
26.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 43 956
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 41 758
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 41 758
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 40 440
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 40 439
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 39 121
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 38 176
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 36 320
17.4%
8
Egypt
ZAR 34 427
21.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 29 015
34.0%
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.