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 3 803
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 38.03
Total tax
- R 38.03
Net pay
* R 3 765
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 3 765
Net pay
R 76.06
Tax the employer pays
R 38.03
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 114
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 76.06 to pay you R 3 803. 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 45 636 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 456. That means that your net pay will be R 45 180 per year, or R 3 765 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.
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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 41 683
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 40 510
11.2%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 45 180
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 42 560
6.7%
2
Zambia
ZAR 40 066
12.2%
3
Kenya
ZAR 39 466
13.5%
4
Ivory Coast
ZAR 39 369
13.7%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 38 504
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 37 792
17.2%
7
Ghana
ZAR 36 736
19.5%
8
Senegal
ZAR 35 747
21.7%
9
Angola
ZAR 35 223
22.8%
10
Uganda
ZAR 35 087
23.1%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 33 282
27.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 45 636
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 43 354
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 43 354
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 41 985
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 41 985
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 40 616
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 39 635
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 37 638
17.5%
8
Egypt
ZAR 35 756
21.7%
9
Turkey
ZAR 29 994
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.