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 3 788
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 37.88
Total tax
- R 37.88
Net pay
* R 3 750
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 3 750
Net pay
R 75.76
Tax the employer pays
R 37.88
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 114
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 75.76 to pay you R 3 788. 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 45 456 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 455. That means that your net pay will be R 45 001 per year, or R 3 750 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 9 500
R 10 000
R 10 500
R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
R 12 500
R 13 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 41 519
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 40 364
11.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 45 456
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 45 456
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 45 456
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 45 099
0.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 43 183
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 42 780
5.9%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 41 757
8.1%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 41 433
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 40 597
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 40 084
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 40 051
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 40 001
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 39 463
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 38 560
15.2%
14
Japan
ZAR 36 937
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 36 001
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 44 339
2.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 42 004
7.6%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 41 842
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 42 070
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 41 160
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 41 097
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 40 683
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 40 456
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 39 774
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 37 728
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 37 456
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 37 228
18.1%
12
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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.