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 4 928
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 49.28
Total tax
- R 49.28
Net pay
*
R 4 879
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 4 879
Net pay
R 98.56
Tax the employer pays
R 49.28
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 148
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 98.56 to pay you R 4 928. 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.
Summary
If you make R 59 136 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 591. That means that your net pay will be R 58 545 per year, or R 4 879 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.
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 59 136
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 59 136
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 59 136
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 59 136
0.0%
4
Norway
ZAR 59 136
0.0%
5
Spain
ZAR 55 381
6.4%
6
Switzerland
ZAR 54 624
7.6%
7
Italy
ZAR 53 701
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 53 400
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 52 631
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 52 601
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 51 448
13.0%
12
Sweden
ZAR 51 144
13.5%
13
Hungary
ZAR 48 196
18.5%
14
Ukraine
ZAR 47 604
19.5%
15
Poland
ZAR 46 436
21.5%
16
Greece
ZAR 46 215
21.9%
17
Portugal
ZAR 44 027
25.6%
18
Finland
ZAR 40 952
30.8%
19
Belgium
ZAR 40 212
32.0%
20
Denmark
ZAR 38 693
34.6%
21
Netherlands
ZAR 37 198
37.1%
22
Romania
ZAR 34 595
41.5%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 54 014
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 51 298
13.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 59 136
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 59 136
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 59 136
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 58 437
1.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 56 179
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 55 856
5.6%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 54 363
8.1%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 53 902
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 52 815
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 52 147
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 52 105
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 52 040
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 51 339
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 49 772
15.8%
14
Japan
ZAR 48 053
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 46 836
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 57 298
3.1%
1
Colombia
ZAR 60 230
7.3%
2
Brazil
ZAR 54 499
7.8%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 54 435
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 53 548
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 53 466
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 52 927
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 52 631
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 51 744
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 48 728
17.6%
10
Argentina
ZAR 48 457
18.1%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 48 215
18.5%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 58 545
1.0%
1
Morocco
ZAR 54 854
7.2%
2
Kenya
ZAR 50 835
14.0%
3
Ivory Coast
ZAR 50 144
15.2%
4
Cameroon
ZAR 49 893
15.6%
5
Zambia
ZAR 48 407
18.1%
6
Mozambique
ZAR 48 351
18.2%
7
Ghana
ZAR 46 649
21.1%
8
Angola
ZAR 45 233
23.5%
9
Senegal
ZAR 44 191
25.3%
10
Uganda
ZAR 43 777
26.0%
11
Nigeria
ZAR 42 464
28.2%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 59 136
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 56 179
5.0%
2
Qatar
ZAR 56 179
5.0%
3
Bahrain
ZAR 54 405
8.0%
4
Oman
ZAR 54 405
8.0%
5
Kuwait
ZAR 52 631
11.0%
6
Israel
ZAR 51 360
13.2%
7
Lebanon
ZAR 47 763
19.2%
8
Egypt
ZAR 46 556
21.3%
9
Turkey
ZAR 37 856
36.0%
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.