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 3 791
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 37.91
Total tax
- R 37.91
Net pay
*
R 3 753
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 3 753
Net pay
R 75.82
Tax the employer pays
R 37.91
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 114
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 75.82 to pay you R 3 791. 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 45 492 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 455. That means that your net pay will be R 45 037 per year, or R 3 753 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 45 492
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 45 492
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 45 492
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 45 492
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 45 492
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 42 603
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 41 907
7.9%
7
Sweden
ZAR 41 739
8.3%
8
Italy
ZAR 41 311
9.2%
9
France
ZAR 41 079
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 40 488
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 40 465
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 39 578
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 37 076
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 36 621
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 35 722
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 35 552
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 33 869
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 31 503
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 30 935
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 29 513
35.1%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 28 627
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 26 613
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 41 552
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 40 393
11.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 45 492
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 45 492
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 45 492
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 45 134
0.8%
4
Thailand
ZAR 43 217
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 42 815
5.9%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 41 791
8.1%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 41 466
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 40 630
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 40 116
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 40 083
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 40 033
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 39 494
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 38 590
15.2%
14
Japan
ZAR 36 966
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 36 030
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 44 373
2.5%
1
Brazil
ZAR 42 037
7.6%
2
Colombia
ZAR 42 134
8.0%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 41 875
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 41 193
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 41 130
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 40 715
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 40 488
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 39 806
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 37 758
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 37 485
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 37 258
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 45 037
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 42 426
6.7%
2
Zambia
ZAR 39 967
12.1%
3
Kenya
ZAR 39 347
13.5%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 39 250
13.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 38 383
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 37 675
17.2%
7
Ghana
ZAR 36 624
19.5%
8
Senegal
ZAR 35 651
21.6%
9
Angola
ZAR 35 115
22.8%
10
Uganda
ZAR 34 995
23.1%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 33 184
27.1%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 45 492
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 43 217
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 43 217
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 41 852
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 41 853
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 40 488
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 39 510
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 37 527
17.5%
8
Egypt
ZAR 35 641
21.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 29 910
34.3%
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.