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 5 145
UIF (Unemployment Insurance Fund)
- R 51.45
Total tax
- R 51.45
Net pay
* R 5 094
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 5 094
Net pay
R 103
Tax the employer pays
R 51.45
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
R 154
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer R 103 to pay you R 5 145. 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 61 740 a year living in South Africa, you will be taxed R 617. That means that your net pay will be R 61 123 per year, or R 5 094 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 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
R 14 500
R 15 000
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
ZAR 56 393
8.7%
1
Canada
ZAR 53 350
13.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
ZAR 61 740
0.0%
1
Singapore
ZAR 61 740
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
ZAR 61 740
0.0%
3
Pakistan
ZAR 60 976
1.2%
4
Thailand
ZAR 58 653
5.0%
5
Philippines
ZAR 58 409
5.4%
6
Indonesia
ZAR 56 763
8.1%
7
Taiwan
ZAR 56 275
8.9%
8
South Korea
ZAR 55 129
10.7%
9
Malaysia
ZAR 54 447
11.8%
10
New Zealand
ZAR 54 399
11.9%
11
India
ZAR 54 331
12.0%
12
China
ZAR 53 600
13.2%
13
Vietnam
ZAR 51 869
16.0%
14
Japan
ZAR 50 169
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
ZAR 48 898
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
ZAR 59 479
3.7%
1
Colombia
ZAR 62 626
7.3%
2
Brazil
ZAR 56 868
7.9%
3
Puerto Rico
ZAR 56 832
8.0%
4
Ecuador
ZAR 55 906
9.5%
5
Guatemala
ZAR 55 820
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
ZAR 55 257
10.5%
7
Panama
ZAR 54 949
11.0%
8
Peru
ZAR 54 022
12.5%
9
Chile
ZAR 50 874
17.6%
10
Uruguay
ZAR 50 087
18.9%
11
Argentina
ZAR 47 264
23.5%
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.