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 4 675
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 46.75
Total tax
- R 46.75
Net pay
* R 4 628
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 4 628
Net pay
R 93.50
Tax the employer pays
R 46.75
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 140
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 93.50 to pay you R 4 675. 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 56 100 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 561. That means that your net pay will be R 55 539 per year, or R 4 628 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 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
R 13 500
R 14 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 51 241
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 48 905
12.8%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 54 499
2.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 57 437
7.3%
2
Brazil
ZAR 51 736
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 51 640
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 50 798
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 50 721
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 50 209
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 49 929
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 49 088
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 46 563
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 46 226
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 45 946
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 55 539
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 52 125
7.1%
2
Kenya
ZAR 48 253
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 47 779
14.8%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 47 332
15.6%
5
Zambia
ZAR 46 614
16.9%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 46 014
18.0%
7
Ghana
ZAR 44 498
20.7%
8
Angola
ZAR 42 990
23.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 42 351
24.5%
10
Uganda
ZAR 41 816
25.5%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 40 399
28.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 56 100
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 53 295
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 53 295
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 51 612
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 51 612
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 49 929
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 48 723
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 45 486
18.9%
8
Egypt
ZAR 44 127
21.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 36 088
35.7%
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.