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 4 717
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 47.17
Total tax
- R 47.17
Net pay
* R 4 670
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 4 670
Net pay
R 94.34
Tax the employer pays
R 47.17
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 142
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 94.34 to pay you R 4 717. 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 56 604 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 566. That means that your net pay will be R 56 038 per year, or R 4 670 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 51 702
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 49 303
12.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 56 604
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 56 604
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 56 604
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 55 968
1.1%
4
Thailand
ZAR 53 774
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 53 380
5.7%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 52 030
8.1%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 51 594
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 50 554
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 49 910
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 49 874
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 49 812
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 49 141
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 47 732
15.7%
14
Japan
ZAR 45 996
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 44 830
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 54 980
2.9%
1
Colombia
ZAR 57 901
7.3%
2
Brazil
ZAR 52 194
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 52 104
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 51 255
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 51 177
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 50 661
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 50 378
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 49 528
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 46 981
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 46 642
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 46 359
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 56 038
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 52 578
7.1%
2
Kenya
ZAR 48 682
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 48 171
14.9%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 47 757
15.6%
5
Zambia
ZAR 46 929
17.1%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 46 402
18.0%
7
Ghana
ZAR 44 855
20.8%
8
Angola
ZAR 43 363
23.4%
9
Senegal
ZAR 42 656
24.6%
10
Uganda
ZAR 42 140
25.6%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 40 742
28.0%
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.