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 50
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 0.50
Total tax
- R 0.50
Net pay
*
R 49.50
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 49.50
Net pay
R 1
Tax the employer pays
R 0.50
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 1.50
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 1 to pay you R 50. 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 600 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 6. That means that your net pay will be R 594 per year, or R 49.50 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
Europe
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
ZAR 600
0.0%
1
Germany
ZAR 600
0.0%
2
Austria
ZAR 600
0.0%
3
Ireland
ZAR 600
0.0%
4
Sweden
ZAR 600
0.0%
5
Norway
ZAR 600
0.0%
6
Spain
ZAR 562
6.4%
7
Italy
ZAR 545
9.2%
8
France
ZAR 542
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
ZAR 534
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
ZAR 534
11.1%
11
Russia
ZAR 522
13.0%
12
Hungary
ZAR 489
18.5%
13
Ukraine
ZAR 483
19.5%
14
Poland
ZAR 471
21.5%
15
Greece
ZAR 469
21.9%
16
Portugal
ZAR 447
25.6%
17
Finland
ZAR 416
30.7%
18
Belgium
ZAR 408
32.0%
19
Netherlands
ZAR 367
38.8%
20
Romania
ZAR 351
41.5%
21
Switzerland
ZAR 69
88.5%
22
Denmark
ZAR 0
100.0%
23
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North America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
ZAR 591
1.6%
1
USA
ZAR 548
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 600
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 600
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 600
0.0%
3
Thailand
ZAR 570
5.0%
4
Indonesia
ZAR 547
8.8%
5
Taiwan
ZAR 547
8.9%
6
South Korea
ZAR 536
10.7%
7
New Zealand
ZAR 529
11.9%
8
India
ZAR 528
12.0%
9
China
ZAR 521
13.2%
10
Vietnam
ZAR 510
15.0%
11
Japan
ZAR 488
18.7%
12
Kazakhstan
ZAR 475
20.8%
13
Malaysia
ZAR 465
22.6%
14
Pakistan
ZAR 405
32.5%
15
Philippines
ZAR 246
59.1%
16
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Latin America
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 586
2.4%
1
Brazil
ZAR 555
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
ZAR 552
8.0%
3
Colombia
ZAR 552
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 543
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 542
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 537
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 534
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 525
12.5%
9
Argentina
ZAR 498
17.0%
10
Chile
ZAR 494
17.6%
11
Uruguay
ZAR 491
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
ZAR 594
1.0%
1
Angola
ZAR 582
3.0%
2
Uganda
ZAR 570
5.0%
3
Ghana
ZAR 567
5.5%
4
Zambia
ZAR 564
6.0%
5
Morocco
ZAR 560
6.7%
6
Ivory Coast
ZAR 555
7.5%
7
Senegal
ZAR 522
13.0%
8
Cameroon
ZAR 506
15.6%
9
Nigeria
ZAR 499
16.8%
10
Mozambique
ZAR 370
38.3%
11
Kenya
ZAR 12
97.9%
12
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Middle East
Country
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Egypt
ZAR 600
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
ZAR 600
0.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
ZAR 570
5.0%
3
Qatar
ZAR 570
5.0%
4
Lebanon
ZAR 558
7.0%
5
Oman
ZAR 552
8.0%
6
Bahrain
ZAR 552
8.0%
7
Kuwait
ZAR 534
11.0%
8
Israel
ZAR 521
13.2%
9
Turkey
ZAR 505
15.8%
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.