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 469
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 4.69
Total tax
- R 4.69
Net pay
* R 464
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 464
Net pay
R 9.38
Tax the employer pays
R 4.69
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 14.07
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 9.38 to pay you R 469. 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 5 628 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 56.28. That means that your net pay will be R 5 572 per year, or R 464 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 500
R 1 000
R 1 500
R 2 000
R 2 500
R 3 000
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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 5 539
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 5 141
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 5 628
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 5 628
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 5 628
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 5 433
3.5%
4
Thailand
ZAR 5 347
5.0%
5
Indonesia
ZAR 5 133
8.8%
6
Taiwan
ZAR 5 130
8.9%
7
South Korea
ZAR 5 026
10.7%
8
New Zealand
ZAR 4 959
11.9%
9
India
ZAR 4 953
12.0%
10
China
ZAR 4 886
13.2%
11
Malaysia
ZAR 4 862
13.6%
12
Philippines
ZAR 4 831
14.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 4 785
15.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 4 573
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 4 457
20.8%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 5 572
1.0%
1
Uganda
ZAR 5 347
5.0%
2
Zambia
ZAR 5 290
6.0%
3
Ghana
ZAR 5 254
6.7%
4
Morocco
ZAR 5 249
6.7%
5
Ivory Coast
ZAR 5 206
7.5%
6
Senegal
ZAR 5 118
9.1%
7
Kenya
ZAR 4 939
12.2%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 4 748
15.6%
9
Mozambique
ZAR 4 745
15.7%
10
Nigeria
ZAR 4 610
18.1%
11
Angola
ZAR 4 588
18.5%
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.