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 4 273
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 42.73
Total tax
- R 42.73
Net pay
* R 4 230
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 4 230
Net pay
R 85.46
Tax the employer pays
R 42.73
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 128
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 85.46 to pay you R 4 273. 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 51 276 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 513. That means that your net pay will be R 50 763 per year, or R 4 230 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 4 500
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R 5 500
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R 7 000
R 7 500
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R 11 000
R 11 500
R 12 000
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R 13 000
R 13 500
R 14 000
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 51 276
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 51 276
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 51 276
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 51 276
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 51 276
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 48 020
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 47 298
7.8%
7
Italy
ZAR 46 564
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 46 302
9.7%
9
Sweden
ZAR 45 723
10.8%
10
Czech Republic
ZAR 45 636
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
ZAR 45 610
11.1%
12
Russia
ZAR 44 610
13.0%
13
Hungary
ZAR 41 790
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 41 277
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 40 264
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 40 073
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 38 175
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 35 509
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 34 868
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 33 405
34.9%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 32 259
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 29 996
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 46 835
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 45 092
12.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 51 276
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 51 276
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 51 276
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 50 773
1.0%
4
Thailand
ZAR 48 712
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 48 314
5.8%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 47 120
8.1%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 46 738
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 45 795
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 45 203
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 45 179
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 45 123
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 44 515
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 43 432
15.3%
14
Japan
ZAR 41 666
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 40 611
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 49 894
2.7%
1
Colombia
ZAR 52 418
7.3%
2
Brazil
ZAR 47 329
7.7%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 47 200
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 46 430
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 46 359
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 45 892
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 45 636
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 44 866
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 42 559
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 42 251
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 41 995
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 50 763
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 47 789
6.8%
2
Kenya
ZAR 44 151
13.9%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 44 000
14.2%
4
Zambia
ZAR 43 604
15.0%
5
Cameroon
ZAR 43 262
15.6%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 42 299
17.5%
7
Ghana
ZAR 41 036
20.0%
8
Senegal
ZAR 39 426
23.1%
9
Angola
ZAR 39 420
23.1%
10
Uganda
ZAR 38 714
24.5%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 37 118
27.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 51 276
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 48 712
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 48 712
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 47 174
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 47 174
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 45 635
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 44 533
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 41 868
18.4%
8
Egypt
ZAR 40 268
21.5%
9
Turkey
ZAR 33 278
35.1%
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.